cinctus

Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of cingō.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkink.tus/, [ˈkɪŋk.tʊs]

Participle

cinctus m (feminine cincta, neuter cinctum); first/second declension

  1. surrounded, encircled, having been surrounded
  2. wreathed, crowned, having been crowned
  3. girded, having been girded
  4. bordered, enclosed, having been enclosed

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative cinctus cincta cinctum cinctī cinctae cincta
Genitive cinctī cinctae cinctī cinctōrum cinctārum cinctōrum
Dative cinctō cinctae cinctō cinctīs cinctīs cinctīs
Accusative cinctum cinctam cinctum cinctōs cinctās cincta
Ablative cinctō cinctā cinctō cinctīs cinctīs cinctīs
Vocative cincte cincta cinctum cinctī cinctae cincta

Descendants

Noun

cinctus m (genitive cinctūs); fourth declension

  1. girdle, belt

Inflection

Fourth declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cinctus cinctūs
Genitive cinctūs cinctuum
Dative cinctuī cinctibus
Accusative cinctum cinctūs
Ablative cinctū cinctibus
Vocative cinctus cinctūs

Alternative forms

Synonyms

Descendants
  • Catalan: cinta (from feminine)
  • Italian: cinto, cinta (from feminine)
  • Occitan: cencha (from feminine)
  • Old Portuguese: cinta (from feminine)

References
  • cinctus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • cinctus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • cinctus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • cinctus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • cinctus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
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