hircinus

Latin

Alternative forms
  • hirquīnus

Etymology

From hircus +‎ -īnus.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /hirˈkiː.nus/, [hɪrˈkiːnʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /irˈt͡ʃi.nus/, [irˈt͡ʃiːnus]

Adjective

hircīnus (feminine hircīna, neuter hircīnum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. of a goat

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative hircīnus hircīna hircīnum hircīnī hircīnae hircīna
Genitive hircīnī hircīnae hircīnī hircīnōrum hircīnārum hircīnōrum
Dative hircīnō hircīnō hircīnīs
Accusative hircīnum hircīnam hircīnum hircīnōs hircīnās hircīna
Ablative hircīnō hircīnā hircīnō hircīnīs
Vocative hircīne hircīna hircīnum hircīnī hircīnae hircīna

Descendants
  • → English: hircine
  • French: hircin
  • Italian: ircino
  • Portuguese: hircino

References
  • “hircinus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • hircinus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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