Latin

Proper noun

Cingulum n ‎(genitive Cingulī); second declension

1. a city in the interior of Picenum situated on a lofty hill, now Cingoli

Declension

Second declension.

Derived terms

• Cingulānus
• Cingulānī

Descendants

• Italian: Cingoli

References

• Cingulum in William Smith., editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “Cingulum”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

English

Noun

cingulum ‎(plural cingula)

1. A ridge that girdles the base of an upper molar tooth
2. (zoology) A distinct girdle or band of color; a raised spiral line as seen on certain univalve shells.
3. (zoology) The clitellus of earthworms.

Related terms

• cingulid
• precingulum

Latin

Etymology

From cingō ‎(“surround, encompass; gird”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkin.ɡu.lum/, [ˈkɪŋ.ɡʊ.ɫũ]

Noun

cingulum n ‎(genitive cingulī); second declension

1. A girdle which encircles the hips; zone, belt; sword-belt; sash.
2. (figuratively) A girdle of the earth; zone.

Inflection

Second declension.

Synonyms

• (girdle, belt): cestus, cinctūra, cinctus, zōna
• (girdle of the earth): circulus

Derived terms

• cingillum

Related terms

Descendants

References

• cingulum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• CINGULUM in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “cingulum”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• cingulum in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• cingulum in William Smith., editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• cingulum in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin