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proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Hirpīnī

Hirpīnī m pl (genitive Hirpīnōrum)
Classical[hɪrˈpiː.niː]Ecclesiastical[irˈpiː.ni]

Meaning

  1. A Samnite tribe who inhabited a region in southern Italy.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—Hirpīnī
genitive—Hirpīnōrum
dative—Hirpīnīs
accusative—Hirpīnōs
ablative—Hirpīnīs
vocative—Hirpīnī
locative—Hirpīnīs

Hirpīni (Irpīni), ōrum, m.,
I. a people of Lower Italy, between Campania, Lucania, and Apulia, Plin. 3, 11, 16, § 99; Liv. 22, 61, 11; 23, 37; 27, 15: in Hirpinis, in the territory of the Hirpini, Cic. Div. 1, 36, 79; Plin. 2, 93, 95, § 208; so, ex Hirpinis, Liv. 22, 13 init.: in Hirpinis, id. 23, 1.—
II. Deriv. Hirpīnus (Irp-), a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Hirpini: ager, fundus, Cic. Agr. 3, 2, 8: pubes, Sil. 8, 571.

Origins

From an Oscan word meaning wolf. Compare Latin hirpus (“wolf”) and hirpex (“harrow”).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyHirpiniEth. Hirpini (Eth. Ἱρπινοί, Pol.; Eth. Ἱρπῖνοι, Strab. App.), a people of Central Italy, of Samnite race, and who were often regarded as constituting …

Quick answers

What does Hirpīnī mean in Latin?
Hirpīnī, a proper noun, means “A Samnite tribe who inhabited a region in southern Italy.”.
What is the genitive of Hirpīnī?
The genitive singular is Hirpīnōrum. Hirpīnī is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Hirpīnī?
In classical Latin, [hɪrˈpiː.niː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [irˈpiː.ni].