ίππος

See also: ἵππος

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos, “horse”), from Proto-Hellenic [Term?], from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos.

Noun

ίππος • (íppos) m (plural ίπποι)

  1. horse
  2. (chess) knight
  3. (gymnastics) pommel horse
  4. horsepower

Declension
declension of ίππος
singular plural
nominative ίππος • ίπποι •
genitive ίππου • ίππων •
accusative ίππο • ίππους •
vocative ίππε • ίπποι •

Synonyms
  • έφιππος (éfippos, “mounted, trooper”)
  • ιππικό n (ippikó, “cavalry”)
  • ιππικός (ippikós, “equestrian, horse”)
  • ιπποπόταμος m (ippopótamos, “hippopotamus”)
  • ιππότης m (ippótis, “knight”)

See also

See also
Chess pieces in Greek · πεσσοί (pessoí) (layout · text)
βασιλιάς (vasiliás) βασίλισσα (vasílissa) πύργος (pýrgos) αξιωματικός (axiomatikós), τρελός (trelós) ίππος (íppos) στρατιώτης (stratiótis), πιόνι (pióni)

Further reading
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