precinto

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See also: precintó

Catalan

Verb

precinto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of precintar

Italian

Etymology

From Latin praecīnctus, perfect passive participle of praecingō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /preˈt͡ʃin.to/
  • Rhymes: -into
  • Hyphenation: pre‧cìn‧to

Adjective

precinto (feminine precinta, masculine plural precinti, feminine plural precinte)

  1. (literary) surrounded, girded

Noun

precinto m (plural precinti)

  1. (archaic, literary) fence, wall

Participle

precinto (feminine precinta, masculine plural precinti, feminine plural precinte)

  1. past participle of precingere

Further reading

  • precinto in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • precinto in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • precìnto in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • precinto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -ĩtu
  • Hyphenation: pre‧cin‧to

Etymology 1

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin praecīnctus.

Noun

precinto m (plural precintos)

  1. enclosure

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

precinto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of precintar

Further reading

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /pɾeˈθinto/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /pɾeˈsinto/
  • Rhymes: -into
  • Syllabification: pre‧cin‧to

Etymology 1

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin praecīnctus.

Noun

precinto m (plural precintos)

  1. seal
  2. sealing, sealing off
Usage notes

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

precinto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of precintar

Further reading