LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

grȳpus1

grȳpus (feminine grȳpa, neuter grȳpum)
Classical[ˈɡryː.pʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈɡriː.pus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivewith a hooknose

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativegrȳpusgrȳpagrȳpum
genitivegrȳpīgrȳpaegrȳpī
dativegrȳpōgrȳpaegrȳpō
accusativegrȳpumgrȳpamgrȳpum
ablativegrȳpōgrȳpāgrȳpō
vocativegrȳpegrȳpagrȳpum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativegrȳpīgrȳpaegrȳpa
genitivegrȳpōrumgrȳpārumgrȳpōrum
dativegrȳpīsgrȳpīsgrȳpīs
accusativegrȳpōsgrȳpāsgrȳpa
ablativegrȳpīsgrȳpīsgrȳpīs
vocativegrȳpīgrȳpaegrȳpa

Origins

From Ancient Greek γρῡπός (grūpós); probably related to γρῡ́ψ (grū́ps, “griffon”).

In English words that came into English from grȳpus

  • arthrogryposisgrȳpōsis
  • gryposisgrȳpōsis
proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Grȳpus2
Grȳpus m sg (genitive Grȳpī)
Classical[ˈɡryː.pʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈɡriː.pus]

Meaning

  1. A Roman cognomen

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeGrȳpus—
genitiveGrȳpī—
dativeGrȳpō—
accusativeGrȳpum—
ablativeGrȳpō—
vocativeGrȳpe—

grȳpus, i, m., = γρυπός,
I. hook-nosed, as a surname: alter, cui propter nasi magnitudinem cognomen Grypo fuit, Just. 39, 1, § 9.

Origins

From grypus (“hook-nosed”).

Quick answers

What does grȳpus mean in Latin?
grȳpus, a adjective, means “with a hooknose”.
How do you pronounce grȳpus?
In classical Latin, [ˈɡryː.pʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɡriː.pus].