hirquine

English

Etymology

From Latin hirquīnus, a variant of hircīnus.[1]

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈhɜːkwaɪn/[1]
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈhɝkwaɪn/

Adjective

hirquine (comparative more hirquine, superlative most hirquine)

(rare) Alternative spelling of hircine

References

“hircine, a. and n.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989] (the pronunciatory transcription being adapted from that prescribed for hircine)

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