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proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Hippus

Hippus m sg (genitive Hippī)
Classical[ˈhɪp.pʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈip.pus]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingularA town of the Decapolis in Galilee
  2. masculinesingulara town in Caria situated at the mouth of the Maeander
  3. masculinesingularA river of Colchis which flows into the Black Sea

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeHippus—
genitiveHippī—
dativeHippō—
accusativeHippum—
ablativeHippō—
vocativeHippe—
locativeHippī—

hippus, i, m., = ἵππος,
I. a sea-fish, otherwise unknown, Plin. 32, 11, 53, § 149.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἵππος (Híppos).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyHippusHippus (Ἵππος, Steph. B. sub voce Plin. Nat. 5.15; Euseb. Onom.: Eth. Ἱππηνός), a town of the Decapolis and Palaestina Secunda. It was situated to the…GeographyHippusHippus a town in Caria, mentioned only by Pomponius Mela (1.17), who places it near the mouth of the Maeander, whence some have inferred that the name…GeographyHippusHippus (Ἵππος, Ptol. 5.9; Plin. Nat. 6.4), a river of Colchis, the embouchure of which the Periplus of Arrian (p. 10) fixes at 150 stadia from that of…

Quick answers

What does Hippus mean in Latin?
Hippus, a proper noun, means “A town of the Decapolis in Galilee; a town in Caria situated at the mouth of the Maeander; A river of Colchis which flows into the Black Sea”.
What is the genitive of Hippus?
The genitive singular is Hippī. Hippus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Hippus?
In classical Latin, [ˈhɪp.pʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈip.pus].