Hyperbolus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὑπέρβολος (Hupérbolos).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /hyˈper.bo.lus/, [hʏˈpɛrbɔɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /iˈper.bo.lus/, [iˈpɛrbolus]
Proper noun edit
Hyperbolus m sg (genitive Hyperbolī); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Hyperbolus |
| Genitive | Hyperbolī |
| Dative | Hyperbolō |
| Accusative | Hyperbolum |
| Ablative | Hyperbolō |
| Vocative | Hyperbole |
References edit
- “Hyperbolus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Hyperbolus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.