LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinethird declension

Hippō

Hippō m sg (genitive Hippōnis)
Classical[ˈhɪp.poː]Ecclesiastical[ˈip.po]

Meaning

  1. Hippo Regius (an ancient city, famed home of St Augustine, near modern Annaba, Algeria)
  2. Hippo Diarrhytus, now known as Bizerte (a city in modern Tunisia)
  3. A Greek woman, mentioned by Valerius Maximus, famous for her chastity.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeHippō—
genitiveHippōnis—
dativeHippōnī—
accusativeHippōnem—
ablativeHippōne—
vocativeHippō—
locativeHippōnī
Hippōne		—

Hippo, ōnis, m., = Ἱππών,
I. the name of several cities.
I. A city of Numidia, also with the surname of regius, Gr. Ἱππὼν βασιλικός, afterwards a bishop's see, now Bonah, Mel. 1, 7, 1; Liv. 29, 3, 7; Sil. 3, 259.—
II. Hippo Diarrhytus, Ἱππὼν διάρρυτος, a city of Zeugitana, west of Utica, now Ben Zert, Plin. 5, 4, 3, § 23; 9, 8, 8, § 26; Sol. 27 med. —
B. Deriv.: Hippōnensis, e, adj., of or belonging to Hippo: sinus, Mel. 1, 7, 2; Plin. 5, 4, 3, § 23: colonia, Plin. Ep. 9, 33, 2. —Subst.: Hippōnenses, ium, m. plur., the inhabitants of Hippo, Plin. 9, 8, 8, § 26. —
III. A city of Hispania Tarraconensis, near Toletum, Liv. 39, 30.—
IV. The previous name of Vibo, in the territory of the Bruttii, Mel. 2, 4, 9; Plin. 3, 5, 10, § 73.

Origins

From Ancient Greek Ἱππών (Hippṓn).

Quick answers

What does Hippō mean in Latin?
Hippō, a proper noun, means “A Greek woman, mentioned by Valerius Maximus, famous for her chastity.”.
What is the genitive of Hippō?
The genitive singular is Hippōnis. Hippō is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Hippō?
In classical Latin, [ˈhɪp.poː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈip.po].