"cingulum" meaning in Latin

See cingulum in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈkɪŋ.ɡʊ.ɫũː] [Classical-Latin], [ˈt͡ʃiŋ.ɡu.lum] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From cingō (“to surround, encompass; gird”) + -ulum (instrument noun suffix). Etymology templates: {{af|la|cingō|-ulum|pos2=instrument noun suffix|t1=to surround, encompass; gird}} cingō (“to surround, encompass; gird”) + -ulum (instrument noun suffix) Head templates: {{la-noun|cingulum<2>}} cingulum n (genitive cingulī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|cingulum<2>}} Forms: cingulī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], cingulum [nominative, singular], cingula [nominative, plural], cingulī [genitive, singular], cingulōrum [genitive, plural], cingulō [dative, singular], cingulīs [dative, plural], cingulum [accusative, singular], cingula [accusative, plural], cingulō [ablative, singular], cingulīs [ablative, plural], cingulum [singular, vocative], cingula [plural, vocative]
  1. A girdle which encircles the hips; zone, belt; sword-belt; sash. Tags: declension-2, neuter Synonyms: cestus, cinctūra, cinctus, zōna
    Sense id: en-cingulum-la-noun-6T0AcoSc Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin neuter nouns in the second declension, Latin terms suffixed with -ulum Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 3 23 28 12 19 11 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 25 31 10 20 11 2 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 49 51 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -ulum: 71 29
  2. (figuratively) A girdle of the earth; zone. Tags: declension-2, figuratively, neuter Synonyms: circulus
    Sense id: en-cingulum-la-noun-ciGmAjT3 Categories (other): Latin neuter nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cingillum Related terms: cincticulus, cinctōrium, cinctūra, cinctus, cinctūtus, cingō

Inflected forms

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          "lang": "Picard",
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "cincticulus"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "cinctōrium"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "cinctūra"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "cinctus"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "cinctūtus"
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        {
          "english": "She made fine linen, and sold it, and delivered a girdle to the Chanaanite. (Douay-Rheims trans., Challoner rev.; 1752 CE)",
          "ref": "405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Proverbs.31.24",
          "text": "sindonem fēcit et vēndidit et cingulum trādidit Chananeō",
          "translation": "She made fine linen, and sold it, and delivered a girdle to the Chanaanite. (Douay-Rheims trans., Challoner rev.; 1752 CE)"
        }
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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          "sword"
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        },
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        "A girdle of the earth; zone."
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        "(figuratively) A girdle of the earth; zone."
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        }
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      "ipa": "[ˈt͡ʃiŋ.ɡu.lum]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
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      "word": "cincticulus"
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          "english": "She made fine linen, and sold it, and delivered a girdle to the Chanaanite. (Douay-Rheims trans., Challoner rev.; 1752 CE)",
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}

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