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hirtus

hirtus

Latin

Adjective

hīrtus m ‎(feminine hīrta, neuter hīrtum); first/second declension

  1. hairy, shaggy
  2. rough, rude, unpolished

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative hīrtus hīrta hīrtum hīrtī hīrtae hīrta
genitive hīrtī hīrtae hīrtī hīrtōrum hīrtārum hīrtōrum
dative hīrtō hīrtō hīrtīs
accusative hīrtum hīrtam hīrtum hīrtōs hīrtās hīrta
ablative hīrtō hīrtā hīrtō hīrtīs
vocative hīrte hīrta hīrtum hīrtī hīrtae hīrta

Derived terms

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰérstos, from *ǵʰers- ‎(“to bristle”), same root as horreo and hordeum.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈhiːr.tus/, [ˈhiːr.tʊs]

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