adjective

hircine

hircine · more hircine · most hircine

козячий, козиний

козий

Ziegen-

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of goatsOf, pertaining to, or characteristic of goats.

UK/ˈhɜːsaɪn/US/ˈhɝsaɪn/

Meaning

3 senses

(not comparable)Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of goats.
1838, Hypericaceæ, entry in The Penny Cyclopaedia, Volume 12, page 411, Many are objects of ornament, but they are little cultivated because they have frequently a disagreeable hircine odour.
Ziegen-
ко́зийkózij
ко́зячийkózjačyj, кози́нийkozýnyj
Possessed of an odour reminiscent of goats.
Libidinous; lustful.

More definitions

of or pertaining to or suggestive of a goat (especially in strong odor)

Translations

7 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

of, pertaining to, or characteristic of goats:

Русский

By meaning 1

of, pertaining to, or characteristic of goats:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

of, pertaining to, or characteristic of goats:

Origin

First attested in its present form in 1650–1660: From Middle English hircyne, from Latin h

First attested in its present form in 1650–1660: From Middle English hircyne, from Latin hircīnus (“of a goat”, “goat-scented”); equivalent to hircus (“a male goat”) + -īnus (“-ine”). Cognate with French hircin. By surface analysis, hirc- (“buck, male goat”) + -ine. Compare caprine, haedine.

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