hippeus

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek ἱππεύς (hippeús)

Noun

hippeus (plural hippeis)

  1. (historical) A member of the Ancient Greek cavalry; a man who owned a warhorse.

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἱππεύς (hippeús).

Noun

hippeus m (genitive hippeī); second declension

  1. (astronomy) A type of comet

Declension

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative hippeus hippeī
Genitive hippeī hippeōrum
Dative hippeō hippeīs
Accusative hippeum hippeōs
Ablative hippeō hippeīs
Vocative hippee hippeī

References
  • hippeus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • hippeus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • hippeus in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia‎
  • hippeus in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
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