Hippias

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἱππίας (Hippías).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈhip.pi.aːs/, [ˈhɪpːiäːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈip.pi.as/, [ˈipːiäs]

Proper noun

Hippiās m sg (genitive Hippiae); first declension

1. Hippias, a common Ancient Greek name.

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Hippiās
Genitive	Hippiae
Dative	Hippiae
Accusative	Hippiān
Ablative	Hippiā
Vocative	Hippiā

Descendants

• English: Hippias
• Italian: Ippia

References

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