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

  1. 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

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
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