Hippo
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek Ἱππών (Hippṓn).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈhip.poː/, [ˈhɪpːoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈip.po/, [ˈipːo]
Proper noun
editHippō m sg (genitive Hippōnis); third declension
- The name of several cities in the Hellenistic world, especially:
- Hippo Regius (an ancient city, famed home of St Augustine, near modern Annaba, Algeria)
- Hippo Diarrhytus, now known as Bizerte (a city in modern Tunisia)
Declension
editThird-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Hippō |
Genitive | Hippōnis |
Dative | Hippōnī |
Accusative | Hippōnem |
Ablative | Hippōne |
Vocative | Hippō |
Locative | Hippōnī Hippōne |
References
edit- “Hippo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Hippo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.