Latin

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos).

Noun

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hippūrus m (genitive hippūrī); second declension

  1. A fish, perhaps the goldfish

Declension

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Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative hippūrus hippūrī
Genitive hippūrī hippūrōrum
Dative hippūrō hippūrīs
Accusative hippūrum hippūrōs
Ablative hippūrō hippūrīs
Vocative hippūre hippūrī

References

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  • hippurus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • hippurus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • hippurus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.