hippeus
English
Etymology
Ancient Greek ἱππεύς (hippeús)
Noun
hippeus (plural hippeis)
- (historical) A member of the Ancient Greek cavalry; a man who owned a warhorse.
Anagrams
- huppies
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἱππεύς (hippeús).
Noun
hippeus m (genitive hippeī); second declension
- (astronomy) A type of comet
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hippeus | hippeī |
| Genitive | hippeī | hippeōrum |
| Dative | hippeō | hippeīs |
| Accusative | hippeum | hippeōs |
| Ablative | hippeō | hippeīs |
| Vocative | hippee | hippeī |
References
- “hippeus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- hippeus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “hippeus”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia
- “hippeus”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray