Hirpini
Latin
Etymology
From an Oscan word meaning wolf. Compare Latin hirpus (“wolf”) and hirpex (“harrow”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /hirˈpiː.niː/, [hɪrˈpiː.niː]
Proper noun
Hirpīnī m pl (genitive Hirpīnōrum); second declension
- A Samnite tribe who inhabited a region in south Italy.
Declension
Second declension, with locative.
Case | Plural |
---|---|
Nominative | Hirpīnī |
Genitive | Hirpīnōrum |
Dative | Hirpīnīs |
Accusative | Hirpīnōs |
Ablative | Hirpīnīs |
Vocative | Hirpīnī |
Locative | Hirpīnīs |
Derived terms
- Hirpīnia
References
- Hirpini in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Hirpini in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Hirpini in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly