Hipparchus

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἵππαρχος (Hípparkhos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɪˈpɑɹkəs/
• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)kəs
• Hyphenation: Hip‧par‧chus

Proper noun

Hipparchus

1. An ancient Greek astronomer, geographer, and mathematician.

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἵππαρχος (Hípparkhos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /hipˈpar.kʰus/, [hɪpˈpärkʰʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ipˈpar.kus/, [ipˈpärkus]

Proper noun

Hipparchus m sg (genitive Hipparchī); second declension

1. Hipparchus

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Hipparchus
Genitive	Hipparchī
Dative	Hipparchō
Accusative	Hipparchum
Ablative	Hipparchō
Vocative	Hipparche

References

• “Hipparchus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Hipparchus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.