unctus

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Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of ungō.

Pronunciation

Participle

ūnctus (feminine ūncta, neuter ūnctum, comparative unctior); first/second-declension participle

  1. anointed
  2. greasy, oily

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ūnctus ūncta ūnctum ūnctī ūnctae ūncta
Genitive ūnctī ūnctae ūnctī ūnctōrum ūnctārum ūnctōrum
Dative ūnctō ūnctō ūnctīs
Accusative ūnctum ūnctam ūnctum ūnctōs ūnctās ūncta
Ablative ūnctō ūnctā ūnctō ūnctīs
Vocative ūncte ūncta ūnctum ūnctī ūnctae ūncta

Related terms

Descendants

  • Aromanian: umtu
  • Friulian: ont
  • Galician: unto
  • Italian: unto
  • Old French: oint
  • Portuguese: unto

References

  • “unctus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “unctus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • unctus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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