hircus
Translingual
Noun
hircus
- Used attributively as a species epithet
Latin
Etymology
Of unknown origin. As with other Indo-European words for "goat", reliable Proto-Indo-European etymon cannot be formally reconstructed. Possibly related or derived from hirtus (“hairy, shaggy”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈhir.kus/, [ˈhɪr.kʊs]
Noun
hircus m (genitive hircī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | hircus | hircī |
Genitive | hircī | hircōrum |
Dative | hircō | hircīs |
Accusative | hircum | hircōs |
Ablative | hircō | hircīs |
Vocative | hirce | hircī |
Synonyms
- (male goat): caper
Related terms
- hircīnus
- Hircipēs
- hircōsus
- hirculus
References
- hircus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- hircus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- hircus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- hircus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 286
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