ἵππος

See also: ίππος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ἴκκος (íkkos)

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *íkkʷos (compare Mycenaean Greek 𐀂𐀦 (i-qo)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos, from *h₁oh₁ḱu- (swift). Unexplained is (hi) for (e). Cognates include Sanskrit अश्व (áśva), Latin equus, Gaulish epos, Old Armenian էշ (ēš, donkey) and Old English eoh.

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Noun

ῐ̔́ππος • (híppos) m (genitive ῐ̔́ππου); second declension

(Epic, Attic, Ionic, Doric, Koine)
  1. a horse
  2. cavalry

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