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Catalan
Verb
precinto
- 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)
- (literary) surrounded, girded
Noun
precinto m (plural precinti)
- (archaic, literary) fence, wall
Participle
precinto (feminine precinta, masculine plural precinti, feminine plural precinte)
- 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)
- enclosure
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
precinto
- first-person singular present indicative of precintar
Further reading
- “precinto”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “precinto”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
- “precinto” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “precinto”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “precinto”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “precinto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
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)
- seal
- sealing, sealing off
Usage notes
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
precinto
- first-person singular present indicative of precintar
Further reading