hispidus
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰers- (“to bristle”), same root as horreo and hordeum.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈhis.pi.dus/, [ˈhɪs.pɪ.dʊs]
Adjective
hispidus (feminine hispida, neuter hispidum); first/second declension
- rough, shaggy, hairy, bristly, prickly
Declension
First/second declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | hispidus | hispida | hispidum | hispidī | hispidae | hispida | |
| Genitive | hispidī | hispidae | hispidī | hispidōrum | hispidārum | hispidōrum | |
| Dative | hispidō | hispidae | hispidō | hispidīs | hispidīs | hispidīs | |
| Accusative | hispidum | hispidam | hispidum | hispidōs | hispidās | hispida | |
| Ablative | hispidō | hispidā | hispidō | hispidīs | hispidīs | hispidīs | |
| Vocative | hispide | hispida | hispidum | hispidī | hispidae | hispida | |
Derived terms
- hispidulus
References
- hispidus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- hispidus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- hispidus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette