cingere

Italian

Etymology

    Inherited from Latin cingere, possibly from Proto-Italic *kengō, from Proto-Indo-European *kenk- (to gird, tie).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃin.d͡ʒe.re/
    • Rhymes: -indʒere
    • Hyphenation: cìn‧ge‧re

    Verb

    cìngere (first-person singular present cìngo, first-person singular past historic cìnsi, past participle cìnto, auxiliary avére)

    1. to wind, twist, wear
    2. to surround, encompass
    3. to encircle, girdle, enclose, enfold

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    Latin

    Verb

    cingēre

    1. second-person singular future passive indicative of cingō

    Verb

    cingere

    1. inflection of cingō:
      1. present active infinitive
      2. second-person singular present passive indicative/imperative