hippodromos
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + δρόμος (drómos, “street”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /hipˈpo.dro.mos/, [hɪpˈpɔd̪rɔmɔs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ipˈpo.dro.mos/, [ipˈpɔːd̪romos]
Noun edit
hippodromos m (genitive hippodromī); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (Greek-type).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hippodromos | hippodromī |
| Genitive | hippodromī | hippodromōrum |
| Dative | hippodromō | hippodromīs |
| Accusative | hippodromon | hippodromōs |
| Ablative | hippodromō | hippodromīs |
| Vocative | hippodrome | hippodromī |
Descendants edit
Descendants of hippodromos in other languages
- English: hippodrome
- French: hippodrome
- Italian: ippodromo
- Russian: ипподро́м (ippodróm)
References edit
- “hippodromos”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- hippodromos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.