Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

encincture

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: enc-inc-ture
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cincture or girdle.

verb

To encircle or gird.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- Latin cingō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cinctūralbor. English cincture English encincture From en- + cincture.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

encinctures (plural) encinctures (present, singular) encincturing (participle, present) encinctured (participle, past) encinctured (past)

Derived Forms

encincturement

Questions

What does encincture mean?: A cincture or girdle.
Where does encincture come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- Latin cingō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cinctūralbor. English cincture English encincture From en- + cincture.

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