adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
hircīnus
hircīnus (feminine hircīna, neuter hircīnum)
Classical[hɪrˈkiː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[irˈt͡ʃiː.nus]
Meaning
- adjectiveof a goat
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hircīnus | hircīna | hircīnum |
| genitive | hircīnī | hircīnae | hircīnī |
| dative | hircīnō | hircīnae | hircīnō |
| accusative | hircīnum | hircīnam | hircīnum |
| ablative | hircīnō | hircīnā | hircīnō |
| vocative | hircīne | hircīna | hircīnum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hircīnī | hircīnae | hircīna |
| genitive | hircīnōrum | hircīnārum | hircīnōrum |
| dative | hircīnīs | hircīnīs | hircīnīs |
| accusative | hircīnōs | hircīnās | hircīna |
| ablative | hircīnīs | hircīnīs | hircīnīs |
| vocative | hircīnī | hircīnae | hircīna |
hircīnus (hirquīnus), a, um, adj. hircus,
I. of a goat, goat's:
barba, Plaut. Ps. 4, 2, 12: sanguis, Plin. 20 prooem. § 2; 37, 4, 15, § 59: pelles, id. 12, 17, 40, § 81: folles, Hor. S. 1, 4, 19: sidus, i. e. the constellation Capricorn, Prud. Apoth. 621.—Comically: alae, that have a goatish smell, Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 51.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
hīrcīnus adj.
hircus, of a goat : folles, i. e. of goat's leather , H.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin hircīnus From hircus + -īnus.
Descendants
- Englishhircine
- Frenchhircin
- Italianircino
- Portuguesehircino