cinguir

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese cingir, from Latin cingere, present active infinitive of cingō. Cognate with Portuguese cingir and Spanish ceñir.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θiŋˈɡiɾ/, /siˈɲiɾ/

Verb

cinguir (first-person singular present cingo, first-person singular preterite cinguín, past participle cinguido)
cinguir (first-person singular present cingo, first-person singular preterite cinguim or cingui, past participle cinguido, reintegrationist norm)

  1. (transitive) to encircle, girdle, adjust (clothing)
    • 1375, Antonio López Ferreiro, editor, Galicia Histórica. Colección diplomática, Santiago: Tipografía Galaica, page 385:
      outra cinta pequena de coyro de lobo gornida de prata que eu trago cingida
      another small band, of wolf hide, garnished with silver, that I bring adjusted
  2. (transitive) to connect, unite
  3. (transitive) to limit, restrict
  4. (figurative) to strike

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