LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

hippocampus

hippocampus m (genitive hippocampī)
Classical[hɪp.pɔˈkam.pʊs]Ecclesiastical[ip.poˈkam.pus]

Meaning

  1. masculinea seahorse

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativehippocampushippocampī
genitivehippocampīhippocampōrum
dativehippocampōhippocampīs
accusativehippocampumhippocampōs
ablativehippocampōhippocampīs
vocativehippocampehippocampī

hippŏcampus or -os, i, m., = ἱππόκαμπος,
I. a sea-horse: Syngnathus hippocampus, Linn.; Plin. 32, 11, 53, § 149; 32, 7, 23, § 67; 32, 9, 30, § 93; 36, 5, 4, § 26; Naev. and Lucil. ap. Non. 120, 17 and 19.

Origins

From Ancient Greek ἱππόκαμπος (hippókampos, from ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + κάμπος (kámpos, “sea-monster”)).

Descendants
  • Catalanhipocamp
  • Englishhippocampus
  • Frenchhippocampe
  • GermanHippokamp
  • Italianippocampo
  • Portuguesehipocampo
  • Romanianhipocamp
  • Spanishhipocampo

In English words that came into English from hippocampus

  • hippocampushippocampus

Quick answers

What does hippocampus mean in Latin?
hippocampus, a noun, means “a seahorse”.
What is the genitive of hippocampus?
The genitive singular is hippocampī. hippocampus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce hippocampus?
In classical Latin, [hɪp.pɔˈkam.pʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ip.poˈkam.pus].