Thalys

Pronunciation: /ta.lis/

“Thalys” is a French word. Its meaning in English:

noun

a former West European high-speed train service now merged with Eurostar.

In French

Ancien nom d’Eurostar, service de trains à grande vitesse entre la France, la Belgique, l’Allemagne et les Pays-Bas autour de l’axe Paris – Bruxelles.

Etymology

1990s. Invented name for purposes of ease of pronunciation and euphony, the suffixes -ys and -is being popular in brand names (cf. Editis, Euridis, Novartis, Stellantis, etc).

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