linctus

English

Etymology

From Latin linctus, from lingere (“to lick”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪŋk.təs/

Noun

linctus (plural linctuses)

1. (medicine) Any syrupy medication; especially a remedy for coughs.

   Synonyms: lambative, lohoch

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Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of lingō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈliːnk.tus/, [ˈlʲiːŋkt̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈlink.tus/, [ˈliŋkt̪us]

Participle

līnctus (feminine līncta, neuter līnctum); first/second-declension participle

1. licked

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	līnctus	līncta	līnctum		līnctī	līnctae	līncta
Genitive	līnctī	līnctae	līnctī		līnctōrum	līnctārum	līnctōrum
Dative	līnctō		līnctō		līnctīs
Accusative	līnctum	līnctam	līnctum		līnctōs	līnctās	līncta
Ablative	līnctō	līnctā	līnctō		līnctīs
Vocative	līncte	līncta	līnctum		līnctī	līnctae	līncta

Descendants

• Aromanian: alimtu

Noun

līnctus m (genitive līnctūs); fourth declension

1. a licking; the act of licking

Declension

Fourth-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	līnctus	līnctūs
Genitive	līnctūs	līnctuum
Dative	līnctuī	līnctibus
Accusative	līnctum	līnctūs
Ablative	līnctū	līnctibus
Vocative	līnctus	līnctūs

Descendants

• English: linctus

References

• “linctus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• linctus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.