hippurus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos).

Noun

hippūrus m (genitive hippūrī); second declension

  1. A fish, perhaps the goldfish

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative hippūrus hippūrī
genitive hippūrī hippūrōrum
dative hippūrō hippūrīs
accusative hippūrum hippūrōs
ablative hippūrō hippūrīs
vocative hippūre hippūrī

References

  • hippurus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • hippurus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • hippurus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.