hispidus

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈhis.pi.dus/, [ˈhɪs̠pɪd̪ʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈis.pi.dus/, [ˈispid̪us]

Adjective

hispidus (feminine hispida, neuter hispidum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. rough, shaggy, hairy, bristly, prickly

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative hispidus hispida hispidum hispidī hispidae hispida
Genitive hispidī hispidae hispidī hispidōrum hispidārum hispidōrum
Dative hispidō hispidō hispidīs
Accusative hispidum hispidam hispidum hispidōs hispidās hispida
Ablative hispidō hispidā hispidō hispidīs
Vocative hispide hispida hispidum hispidī hispidae hispida

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Italian: ispido

References
  • “hispidus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “hispidus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • hispidus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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