Hypius

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ὕπιος (Húpios).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈhy.pi.us/, [ˈhʏpiʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈi.pi.us/, [ˈiːpius]

Proper noun

Hypius m sg (genitive Hypiī or Hypī); second declension

1. A river of Bithynia situated not far westward from the Sangarius
2. A mountain in Bithynia, mentioned by Pliny

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Hypius
genitive	Hypiī Hypī1
dative	Hypiō
accusative	Hypium
ablative	Hypiō
vocative	Hypī

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

References

• Hypius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Hypius”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly