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

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈiʁ.tu/ [ˈih.tu]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˈiɾ.tu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈiʁ.tu/ [ˈiχ.tu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈiɻ.to/

  • Hyphenation: hir‧to

Adjective

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

  1. stiff, rigid
  2. erect
  3. still

References

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