adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
encaustus
encaustus (feminine encausta, neuter encaustum)
Classical[ɛŋˈkau̯s.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[eŋˈkau̯s.tus]
Meaning
- adjectiveburned in, encaustic
- adjectivethe encaustic mode of painting
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | encaustus | encausta | encaustum |
| genitive | encaustī | encaustae | encaustī |
| dative | encaustō | encaustae | encaustō |
| accusative | encaustum | encaustam | encaustum |
| ablative | encaustō | encaustā | encaustō |
| vocative | encauste | encausta | encaustum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | encaustī | encaustae | encausta |
| genitive | encaustōrum | encaustārum | encaustōrum |
| dative | encaustīs | encaustīs | encaustīs |
| accusative | encaustōs | encaustās | encausta |
| ablative | encaustīs | encaustīs | encaustīs |
| vocative | encaustī | encaustae | encausta |
encaustus (encaut-), a, um, adj., = ἔγκαυστος,
I. burned in, encaustic.
I. Adj.:
genus pingendi, the encaustic mode of painting, Plin. 35, 11, 41, § 149; cf., respecting it, O. Müller, Archäol. § 320: Phaëthon, Mart. 4, 47, 1.—II. Subst.: en-caustum (encaut-), i., n., = ἔγκαυστον, the purple-red ink of the later Roman emperors, Cod. Th. 7, 20, 1; August. contra Faust. 3, 18; Cod. Just. 1, 23, 6 al.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔγκαυστος (énkaustos, “burned in”), from ἐν- (en-, “in”) + καυστός (kaustós, “burnt”), from καίω (kaíō, “to burn”).