oint

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl]  oint, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French oint, past participle of oindre, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin unguere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔɪnt/

Verb

oint (third-person singular simple present oints, present participle ointing, simple past and past participle ointed)

1. (now rare, poetic) To anoint.
   • Dryden

     They oint their naked limbs with mothered oil.

   • Template:RQ:Florio Montaigne Essayes

Anagrams

• -tion, INTO, Toni, into, noit, on it

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Catalan

Etymology

Present participle of oir, possibly corresponding to Latin audiēns, audientem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [uˈin]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [uˈint]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [oˈint]

Verb

oint

Noun

oint

1. (archaic) hearer

Synonyms

• oïdor

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French

Etymology

From Middle French oint, from Old French oint, from Latin unctus.

Verb

oint (feminine ointe, masculine plural oints, feminine plural ointes)

1. past participle of oindre

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Old French

Etymology 1

From Latin unctus.

Verb

oint

1. past participle of oindre

Descendants

• Middle French: oint
  • French: oint

Etymology 2

From Latin unctum.

Noun

oint oblique singular, m (oblique plural oinz or ointz, nominative singular oinz or ointz, nominative plural oint)

1. lard; fat; grease
2. ointment

Related terms

• ointure