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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἵππος (Híppos).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hippus m sg (genitive Hippī); second declension
- 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
Declension
Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
References
- “Hippus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Hippus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.