Hirpini
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From an Oscan word meaning wolf. Compare Latin hirpus (“wolf”) and hirpex (“harrow”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /hirˈpiː.niː/, [hɪrˈpiːniː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /irˈpi.ni/, [irˈpiːni]
Proper noun[edit]
Hirpīnī m pl (genitive Hirpīnōrum); second declension
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun, with locative, plural only.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Hirpīnī |
| Genitive | Hirpīnōrum |
| Dative | Hirpīnīs |
| Accusative | Hirpīnōs |
| Ablative | Hirpīnīs |
| Vocative | Hirpīnī |
| Locative | Hirpīnīs |
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “Hirpini”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Hirpini”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “Hirpini”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly