Hippo
See also: hippo and hippo-
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἱππών (Hippṓn).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈhip.poː/, [ˈhɪpːoː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈip.po/, [ˈipːo]
Proper noun
Hippō m sg (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 noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Hippō |
| Genitive | Hippōnis |
| Dative | Hippōnī |
| Accusative | Hippōnem |
| Ablative | Hippōne |
| Vocative | Hippō |
| Locative | Hippōnī 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