Hermippus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἕρμιππος (Hérmippos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /herˈmip.pus/, [hɛrˈmɪpːʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /erˈmip.pus/, [erˈmipːus]

Proper noun

Hermippus m sg (genitive Hermippī); second declension

1. A celebrated Greek comic poet

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Hermippus
genitive	Hermippī
dative	Hermippō
accusative	Hermippum
ablative	Hermippō
vocative	Hermippe

References

• Hermippus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Hermippus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray