Hippo
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἱππὠν (Hippōn).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈhip.poː/, [ˈhɪp.poː]
Proper noun
Hippō m (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
Third declension, with locative.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Hippō |
| Genitive | Hippōnis |
| Dative | Hippōnī |
| Accusative | Hippōnem |
| Ablative | Hippōne |
| Vocative | Hippō |
| Locative | Hippōne |
References
- 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
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