precinto

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
   • c. 1321, Dante Alighieri, Divina Commedia, Inferno, Canto XXIV:

     E se non fosse che da quel precinto / più che da l'altro era la costa corta, / non so di lui, ma io sarei ben vinto

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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

• coprenti

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾeˈsĩ.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾeˈsĩ.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾeˈsĩ.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨˈsĩ.tu/

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

Etymology 1

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin praecīnctus.

Noun

precinto m (plural precintos)

1. enclosure

Related terms

• precinta

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

precinto

1. 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/ [pɾeˈθĩn̪.t̪o]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /pɾeˈsinto/ [pɾeˈsĩn̪.t̪o]
• 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

• Precinto is a false friend, and does not mean precinct. The Spanish word for precinct is recinto.

Related terms

• precinta

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

precinto

1. first-person singular present indicative of precintar

Further reading

• “precinto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16