Latin edit

Adjective edit

hī̆rtō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of hī̆rtus

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

From Old Galician-Portuguese yrto, from Vulgar Latin *erctus, equivalent of Latin ērēctus. Despite the resemblance, unlikely to derive from Latin hirtus (shaggy).[1] Cf. Galician irto, Spanish yerto.

Pronunciation edit

 

  • Hyphenation: hir‧to

Adjective edit

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

  1. stiff, rigid
  2. erect
  3. still

References edit

  1. ^ Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1984), “erguir”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volume II (Ce–F), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 656