Hypsaeus
Latin
editEtymology
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Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /hypˈsae̯.us/, [hʏpˈs̠äe̯ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ipˈse.us/, [ipˈsɛːus]
Proper noun
editHypsaeus m sg (genitive Hypsaeī); second declension
- A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
- Publius Plautius Hypsaeus, a Roman politician
Declension
editSecond-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Hypsaeus |
| Genitive | Hypsaeī |
| Dative | Hypsaeō |
| Accusative | Hypsaeum |
| Ablative | Hypsaeō |
| Vocative | Hypsaee |
References
edit- “Hypsaeus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Hypsaeus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Hypsaeus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray