LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuter

hīr

hīr n sg (indeclinable, no genitive)
Classical[ˈhiːr]Ecclesiastical[ˈir]

Meaning

  1. indeclinablerarehand

hir or ir, indecl. n. from χείρ, like heres from χῆρος, and hiems from χεῖμα, χειμών,
I. a hand: quibu' vinum Defusum e pleno siet, ir siphove, cui nil Dempsit, i. e. the palm of the hand, used in tasting wine, Lucil. ap. Cic. Fin. 2, 8, 23; cf. Charis. p. 12 P.; Prisc. p. 648 ib.; 698 ib.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰes-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰésōr
  3. Proto-Italic*hezor
  4. Latinhīr

Inherited from Proto-Italic *hezor, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰésōr, from *ǵʰes- + *-ōr. Related to hostia, hostus.

Quick answers

What does hīr mean in Latin?
hīr, a noun, means “hand”.
How do you pronounce hīr?
In classical Latin, [ˈhiːr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈir].
Where does hīr come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- → Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰésōr → Proto-Italic *hezor → Latin hīr.