hircine

== English == === Alternative forms === hirquine (rare) === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Received Pronunciation) /ˈhɜːsaɪn/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈhɝsaɪn/, IPA(key): /ˈhɝsɪn/ === Adjective === hircine (comparative more hircine, superlative most hircine) (book word, not comparable) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of goats. 1838, Hypericaceæ, entry in The Penny Cyclopaedia, Volume 12, page 411, Many[plants of family Hypericaceae] are objects of ornament, but they are little cultivated because they have frequently a disagreeable hircine odour. Possessed of an odour reminiscent of goats. Libidinous; lustful. ==== Synonyms ==== (pertaining to goats): hircic, (archaic, rare) hircose, caprine, (poetic, rare) goaten, goatish, goaty (goat-scented): goaty, (botany and zoölogy) hircinous, (archaic, rare) hircose (excessively desirous): lascivious, libidinous, lustful, lusty ==== Derived terms ==== hircinous ==== Translations ==== === Noun === hircine (uncountable) (mineralogy) A fossil amorphous resin which, when burnt, gives off a pungent, hircinous aroma. ==== Synonyms ==== (hircinous resin): hircite === References ===