noun · masculinesecond declension
hirpus
hirpus m (genitive hirpī)
Classical[ˈhɪr.pʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈir.pus]
Meaning
- masculinewolf
lupi Sabinorum lingua vocantur hirpi
wolves are called "hirpi" in the language of the Sabinesc. 4th-5th century, Servius Honoratus, In Vergilii Aeneidem commentarii 11.785
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hirpus | hirpī |
| genitive | hirpī | hirpōrum |
| dative | hirpō | hirpīs |
| accusative | hirpum | hirpōs |
| ablative | hirpō | hirpīs |
| vocative | hirpe | hirpī |
hirpus or irpus, in the Sabine lang.,
I. the wolf, Paul. ex Fest. p. 106, 1 Müll.; Serv. ad Verg. A. 11, 785.
Origins
From Sabine, which according to De Vaan could be related to hircus (“he-goat”), though this is semantically tenuous and both words could easily be of local substrate origin.