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Latin
Etymology
From prae- + cingo.
Pronunciation
Verb
praecingō (present infinitive praecingere, perfect active praecīnxī, supine praecīnctum); third conjugation
- to gird about
- 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.