Hipparis

Latin

The river's valley

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἵππαρις (Hípparis).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈhip.pa.ris/, [ˈhɪpːärɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈip.pa.ris/, [ˈipːäris]

Proper noun

Hipparis m sg (genitive Hipparis); third declension

1. A small river in Sicily, which flows near the city of Camarina

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem), singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Hipparis
Genitive	Hipparis
Dative	Hipparī
Accusative	Hipparem
Ablative	Hippare
Vocative	Hipparis

Related terms

• Hipparīnus

Descendants

• Italian: Ippari

References

• “Hipparis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Hipparis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Hipparis”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly