Hirpinia

Latin

Etymology

From Hirpīnī, the name of the local tribe.

Proper noun

Hirpīnia f sg (genitive Hirpīniae); first declension

1. (New Latin, geography) The southern portion of Samnium that borders Lucania to the south, Apulia to the east and Campania to the west

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Hirpīnia
Genitive	Hirpīniae
Dative	Hirpīniae
Accusative	Hirpīniam
Ablative	Hirpīniā
Vocative	Hirpīnia

Descendants

• Italian: Irpinia

Usage notes

• Attested in New Latin only. Classical Latin used Hirpini for both the people and their territory.

References

• “Hirpini”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly