cincta

Latin

Pronunciation

cīncta: (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkiːnk.ta/, [ˈkiːŋkt̪ä]

cīncta: (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃink.ta/, [ˈt͡ʃiŋkt̪ä]
cīnctā: (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkiːnk.taː/, [ˈkiːŋkt̪äː]

cīnctā: (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃink.ta/, [ˈt͡ʃiŋkt̪ä]

Etymology 1

Nominalization of the feminine singular form (see below) of cīnctus (“surrounded, girded”), perfect passive participle of cingō (“I surround, circle”).

Noun

cīncta f (genitive cīnctae); first declension (Late Latin, Medieval Latin)

belt, girdle
Synonyms: cīnctus, (Late Latin) cingula, cingulum, zōna
(fishing) a method whereby fish are surrounded and captured

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	cīncta	cīnctae
Genitive	cīnctae	cīnctārum
Dative	cīnctae	cīnctīs
Accusative	cīnctam	cīnctās
Ablative	cīnctā	cīnctīs
Vocative	cīncta	cīnctae

Descendants

Descendants of cīncta in other languages

Italo-Western Romance:
- Occitano-Romance:
  - Occitan: cinta
- Rhaeto-Romance:
  - Romansch: tschinta
- Italo-Dalmatian:
  - Italian: cinta
- Iberian Romance:
  - Old Catalan: cinta
    - Catalan: cinta
  - Old Galician-Portuguese: cinta
    - Galician: cinta
    - Portuguese: cinta
  - Old Spanish:
    - Spanish: cinta

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

cīncta

inflection of cīnctus:
1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
2. nominative/accusative/nominative neuter plural

Participle

cīnctā

ablative feminine singular of cīnctus

References

cincta in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

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