Hirpinia

Latin

Etymology

From Hirpīnī, the name of the local tribe.

Proper noun

Hirpīnia f sg (genitive Hirpīniae); first declension

  1. (New Latin, geography) The southern portion of Samnium that borders Lucania to the south, Apulia to the east and Campania to the west

Usage notes
  • Attested in New Latin only. Classical Latin used Hirpini for both the people and their territory, or it used Samnium Hirpinum instead.

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Hirpīnia
Genitive Hirpīniae
Dative Hirpīniae
Accusative Hirpīniam
Ablative Hirpīniā
Vocative Hirpīnia

Descendants
  • Italian: Irpinia

References
  • “Hirpini”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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