"Melanippus" meaning in Latin

See Melanippus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Melanippī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Melanippus [nominative, singular], Melanippī [genitive, singular], Melanippō [dative, singular], Melanippum [accusative, singular], Melanippō [ablative, singular], Melanippe [singular, vocative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *mélh₂ns Proto-Hellenic *mélans Ancient Greek μέλᾱς (mélās) Proto-Indo-European *HéHḱus Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos Proto-Hellenic *íkkʷos Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos) Ancient Greek Μελάνιππος (Melánippos)bor. Latin Melanippus Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μελάνιππος (Melánippos). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:bor|grc:Μελάνιππος|text=+|title=Melanippus|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *mélh₂ns Proto-Hellenic *mélans Ancient Greek μέλᾱς (mélās) Proto-Indo-European *HéHḱus Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos Proto-Hellenic *íkkʷos Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos) Ancient Greek Μελάνιππος (Melánippos)bor. Latin Melanippus [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "dark; black", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "black", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*melh₂-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*mélh₂ns", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*mélans", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "μέλᾱς", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" }, { "gloss" : "horse", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "horse", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "horse", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "swift", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*HéHḱus", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₁éḱwos", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*íkkʷos", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "ἵππος", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "Μελάνιππος", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "Melanippus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="Melanippus"> Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μελάνιππος (Melánippos). Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Melanippus<2>}} Melanippus m sg (genitive Melanippī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Melanippus<2>}}
  1. a male given name, feminine equivalent Melanippe and Melanippa Tags: declension-2, masculine, singular

Inflected forms

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