Hippus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἵππος (Híppos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈhip.pus/, [ˈhɪpːʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈip.pus/, [ˈipːus]

Proper noun

Hippus m sg (genitive Hippī); second declension

1. A town of the Decapolis in Galilee
2. A town in Caria situated at the mouth of the Maeander
3. A river of Colchis which flows into the Black Sea

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Hippus
Genitive	Hippī
Dative	Hippō
Accusative	Hippum
Ablative	Hippō
Vocative	Hippe
Locative	Hippī

References

• “Hippus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• Hippus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.