praecingo

Latin

Etymology

    From prae- + cingō.

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    praecingō (present infinitive praecingere, perfect active praecīnxī, supine praecīnctum); third conjugation

    1. to gird about
    2. to surround or encircle

    Conjugation

    References

    • praecingo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • praecingo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • praecingo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.