Hippus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἵππος (Híppos).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Hippus m sg (genitive Hippī); second declension

  1. A town of the Decapolis in Galilee
  2. a town in Caria situated at the mouth of the Maeander
  3. A river of Colchis which flows into the Black Sea

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

singular
nominative Hippus
genitive Hippī
dative Hippō
accusative Hippum
ablative Hippō
vocative Hippe
locative Hippī

References

  • Hippus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • Hippus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.