LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

hispidus

hispidus (feminine hispida, neuter hispidum)
Classical[ˈhɪs.pɪ.dʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈis.pi.dus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiverough, shaggy, hairy, bristly, prickly

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Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms

Horridus · Hirtus · Hirsutus · Hispidus · Asper

Horridus (from χέρσος, χορταῖος), is the most general expression for whatever is rough and rugged, from want of formation; hirtus and hirsutus refer particularly to what is covered with rough hair, in opp. to what is soft and smooth; hispidus and asper, to rough elevations, in opp. to what is level; hispidus, to the roughness that offends the eye; asper, to the roughness that causes pain. Vell. P. ii. 4. describes Marius as hirtus et horridus; hirtus referring to his neglected exterior, horridus, to his rough nature. (vi. 161.)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativehispidushispidahispidum
genitivehispidīhispidaehispidī
dativehispidōhispidaehispidō
accusativehispidumhispidamhispidum
ablativehispidōhispidāhispidō
vocativehispidehispidahispidum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativehispidīhispidaehispida
genitivehispidōrumhispidārumhispidōrum
dativehispidīshispidīshispidīs
accusativehispidōshispidāshispida
ablativehispidīshispidīshispidīs
vocativehispidīhispidaehispida

hispĭdus, a, um, adj.,
I. rough, shaggy, hairy, bristly, prickly.
I. Lit. (poet. and in post-Aug. prose; syn. v. hirtus): facies, Hor. C. 4, 10, 5; cf. frons, Verg. A. 10, 210: membra, Juv. 2, 11: corpus Nereïdum squamis, Plin. 9, 5, 4, § 9: mater (of a shegoat with young), Mart. 3, 58, 37: herba, Plin. 22, 6, 7, § 17: agri, i. e. dirty, foul with rain, = squalidi, Hor. C. 2, 9, 2: Eurus procellis, Val. Fl. 1, 612.—Poet., per hypallagen: sic hispida turpes Proelia villosis ineunt complexibus ursi, Stat. Th. 6, 868.—*
II. Trop.: agrestis auris ac hispida, i. e. rude, insensible, Gell. 10, 3, 15.

Origins

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

Descendants
  • Italianispido
  • Englishhispid

In English words that came into English from hispidus

  • hispidhispidus
  • hispiduloushispidulus
  • hispidulinhispidulus

Quick answers

What does hispidus mean in Latin?
hispidus, a adjective, means “rough, shaggy, hairy, bristly, prickly”.
How do you pronounce hispidus?
In classical Latin, [ˈhɪs.pɪ.dʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈis.pi.dus].
Which English words come from hispidus?
English words that go back to Latin hispidus include hispid, hispidulous and hispidulin.