LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

eurīpus1

eurīpus m (genitive eurīpī)

Meaning

  1. narrow channel, strait
  2. canal, conduit, aqueduct
  3. the water-filled trench that ran around the track of the Roman circus or ran down along the centre of the racing track

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeeurīpuseurīpī
genitiveeurīpīeurīpōrum
dativeeurīpōeurīpīs
accusativeeurīpumeurīpōs
ablativeeurīpōeurīpīs
vocativeeurīpeeurīpī

eurīpus (-os), i, m., = εὔριπος,
I. a narrow channel, strait.
I. Prop.
A. In gen., Cic. Mur. 17; Plin. 6, 23, 26, § 99; 2, 97, 100, § 219.—
B. In partic.: Eurīpus, i, m., = Εὔριπος, the channel between Boeotia and Euboea, now Egripo, Mel. 2, 7, 9; Plin. 4, 12, 21, § 63; Cic. N. D. 3, 10, 24; Liv. 28, 6; 31, 24; Luc. 5, 235 al.—
II. Transf., a canal, conduit, aqueduct.
A. In gen.: ductus aquarum, quos isti nilos et euripos vocant, Cic. Leg. 2, 1, 2; Vitr. 7, 5; Front. Aquaed. 84; Sen. Ep. 83; Plin. 5, 10, 11, § 63; 36, 15, 24, § 123; Plin. Ep. 1, 3 al.—
B. In partic., the trench that ran round the Roman circus, Suet. Caes. 39; Plin. 8, 7, 7, § 21; Lampr. Heliog. 23; cf. Smith's Antiq. p. 53 a.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek εὔριπος (eúripos).

Descendants
  • Englisheuripus

In English words that came into English from eurīpus

  • euripuseurīpus
proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Eurīpus2
Eurīpus m sg (genitive Eurīpī)
Classical[ɛu̯ˈriː.pʊs]Ecclesiastical[eu̯ˈriː.pus]

Meaning

  1. Euripus Strait (a strait in Greece, separating Boeotia from the island of Euboea)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeEurīpus—
genitiveEurīpī—
dativeEurīpō—
accusativeEurīpum—
ablativeEurīpō—
vocativeEurīpe—

Origins

From Ancient Greek Εὔριπος (Eúripos).

Quick answers

What does eurīpus mean in Latin?
eurīpus, a noun, means “narrow channel, strait; canal, conduit, aqueduct; the water-filled trench that ran around the track of the Roman circus or ran down along the centre of the racing track”.
What is the genitive of eurīpus?
The genitive singular is eurīpī. eurīpus is masculine, second declension.