Masculine
balteus
Meaning
- (declension-2, masculine) A belt, girdle
- (declension-2, masculine) A belt, girdle
- (declension-2, masculine) synonym of praecinctio (curved walkway that separates the galleries of a Roman theatre)
Translations
ceinture
Gürtel
cintura
kemer
cinturó
gordel
cinto
cinturón
ζώνηFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈbaɫ.te.ʊs]
Etymology
Charisius says Varro considered it of Etruscan origin (compare Etruscan 𐌁𐌀𐌋𐌕𐌄𐌀 (baltea, “belt”)). Ernout and Meillet accept its Etruscan origin and interpret -eus as a characteristic ending of Etruscan loanwords, whereas Bonfante Warren is skeptical of this etymology, noting that the voiced consonant /b/ is foreign to Etruscan.
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