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Etymology

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From Latin cingere, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kenk-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃin.d͡ʒe.re/
  • Rhymes: -indʒere
  • Hyphenation: cìn‧ge‧re

Verb

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cìngere (first-person singular present cìngo, first-person singular past historic cìnsi, past participle cìnto, auxiliary avére)

  1. to wind, twist, wear
  2. to surround, encompass
  3. to encircle, girdle, enclose, enfold

Conjugation

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Anagrams

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Latin

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Verb

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cingēre

  1. second-person singular future passive indicative of cingō

Verb

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cingere

  1. inflection of cingō:
    1. present active infinitive
    2. second-person singular present passive indicative/imperative