hirsute

English

WOTD – 2 March 2009    

Etymology

From Latin hirsūtus (“shaggy, hairy”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /həːˈsjuːt/, /həːˈsuːt/
• (US) IPA: /hɚˈsut/

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Adjective

hirsute (comparative more hirsute, superlative most hirsute)

1. Covered in hair or bristles; hairy.

Quotations

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Derived terms

• hirsutely
• hirsuteness
• hirsutic acid
• hirsutism

Translations

hairy

• Czech: chlupatý (cs)
• Dutch: harig (nl), behaard (nl)
• Finnish: karvainen (fi)
• French: hirsute (fr)

• Russian: волосатый (ru) (volosatyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: fionnach (gd)
• Spanish: peludo (es) m, velludo (es) m
• Swedish: hårig (sv), luden (sv)

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Adjective

hirsute (masculine and feminine, plural hirsutes)

1. hairy, bristly, shaggy

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Latin

Adjective

hirsūte

1. vocative masculine singular of hirsūtus