hirtus
Dictionary entries
- Entry →hirtus, hirta, hirtum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
hairy/shaggy, covered with hair/wool; thick growth (plants); rough/unpolished;
nom. sg. (m.)
Examples
Liber Primus
Publius Papinius Statius from ACHILLEID
"...inque vicem stupuere greges socioque timore mansuescunt: simul hirtus aper, simul ursa lupusque cogitur et captos contempsit cerva..."- P
Metamorphoses VIII
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...agro unguibus et raras vellentem dentibus herbas. hirtus erat crinis, cava lumina, pallor in ore, labra incana situ..." - P
Ars Amatoria I
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Ars Amatoria
"...undas, Nunc leo, nunc arbor, nunc erit hirtus aper. Hi iaculo pisces, illi capiuntur ab hamis: Hos cava..."