Agrippa

See also: agrippa

English

Etymology

From Latin Agrippa of uncertain origin. Possibly borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀγρίππας (Agríppas) (compare Ancient Greek ἄγριππος (ágrippos)), although this is disputed since the name doesn't appear in Greek sources contemporary with the early Roman Republic, when such a praenomen was popular.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈɡɹɪpə/

Proper noun

Agrippa

1. A Latin cognomen; borne by important figures of the classical era such as Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and several kings of Judea, mentioned in the bible.

Derived terms

• Agrippa's trilemma

Translations

cognomen

• Armenian: Ագրիպպաս (Agrippas)

  Old Armenian: Ագրիպպաս (Agrippas)

• Cherokee: ᎡᎩᎵᏈ (egiliqui)
• Coptic: ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁⲥ (agrippas)
• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: Ἀγρίππας m (Agríppas)

• Latin: Agrippa
• Russian: Агри́ппа m (Agríppa)

Latin

Alternative forms

• Agr., Agripp. (abbreviation)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [aˈɡrɪp.pa]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [aˈɡrip.pa]

Proper noun

Agrippa m sg (genitive Agrippae); first declension

1. A masculine praenomen and cognomen, most notably held by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa.

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Agrippa
genitive	Agrippae
dative	Agrippae
accusative	Agrippam
ablative	Agrippā
vocative	Agrippa

Derived terms

• Agrippīna (female counterpart)

Further reading

• “Agrippa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Agrippa”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.