Hirpinia
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Hirpīnī, the name of the local tribe.
Proper noun[edit]
Hirpīnia f sg (genitive Hirpīniae); first declension
- A Roman gens name.
- (New Latin) An ancient region in southern Samnium, modern Italy, bordering Apulia to the east, Lucania to the south, and Campania to the west.
Usage notes[edit]
- The sense 2 is attested in New Latin only. Classical Latin used Hirpini for both the people and their territory, or it used Samnium Hirpinum instead.
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Hirpīnia |
| Genitive | Hirpīniae |
| Dative | Hirpīniae |
| Accusative | Hirpīniam |
| Ablative | Hirpīniā |
| Vocative | Hirpīnia |
Descendants[edit]
- Italian: Irpinia
References[edit]
- “Hirpini”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly