Ephippus
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἔφιππος (Éphippos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /eˈpʰip.pus/, [ɛˈpʰɪpːʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /eˈfip.pus/, [eˈfipːus]
Proper noun
Ephippus m sg (genitive Ephippī); second declension
- A Greek historian of Alexander the Great, born in Olynthus
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Ephippus |
| Genitive | Ephippī |
| Dative | Ephippō |
| Accusative | Ephippum |
| Ablative | Ephippō |
| Vocative | Ephippe |
Descendants
- → French: Éphippe
References
- Ephippus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “Ephippus”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray