hirto

Latin

Adjective

hī̆rtō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of hī̆rtus

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese yrto, from Vulgar Latin *erctus, vernacular variant of Classical Latin ērēctus, therefore a doublet of ereto.
Despite the resemblance, unlikely to derive from Latin hirtus (“shaggy”).[1] Compare Galician irto, Spanish yerto.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: hir‧to

Adjective

hirto (feminine hirta, masculine plural hirtos, feminine plural hirtas)

  1. stiff, rigid
  2. erect
  3. still

References

  1. ^ Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1984), “erguir”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary]‎[1] (in Spanish), volume II (Ce–F), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 656

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