hirpex

== Latin == === Alternative forms === irpex === Etymology === From hirpus (“wolf”), of Sabine origin. === Noun === hirpex m (genitive hirpicis); third declension harrow ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun. ==== Descendants ==== From hirpex, hirpicis Franco-Provençal: hersi Old French: herse French: herse Norman: hèrse Walloon: yesse → Middle English: herse English: hearse Italian: erpice From Medieval Latin: hercia Old French: herce From Medieval Latin: herpia Franco-Provençal: herchi, herpi Occitan: èrpia Walloon: îpe === References === === Further reading === “hirpex”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “hirpex”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.