noun · masculinethird declension
pecten
pecten m (genitive pectinis)
Classical[ˈpɛk.tɛn]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɛk.ten]
Meaning
- masculinecomb
Naidēs effusīs aliae sine pectinis ūsū,
The Naiad nymphs were there, some with locks dishevelled without the application of the comb, others with their hair arranged both with taste and labour. 1851. The Fasti &c of Ovid. Trans. & notes by H. T. Riley. London: H. G. Bohn. pg. 27.8 CE, Ovidius, Fasti 1.405–406 - masculinepubic hair
- masculinehair
- masculinescallop
- masculinethe reed or sley of a weaver's loom
Proxima Circaeae raduntur litora terrae, dives inaccessos ubi Solis filia lucos adsiduo resonat cantu tectisque superbis urit odoratam nocturna in lumina cedrum,
1910 translation by Theodore Chickering Williams Close to the lands of Circe soon they fare, Where the Sun's golden daughter in far groves Sounds forth her ceaseless song; her lofty hall Is fragrant every night with flaring brands Of cedar, giving light the while she weaves With shrill-voiced shuttle at her linens fine.29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 7.10-15 - masculineweaving
- masculinean instrument with which the strings of the lyre are struck; a plectrum, quill
Nec non Threïcius longa cum veste sacerdos obloquitur numeris septem discrimina vocum,
The Thracian bard in ample dress seven notes does on his lyre strike, and sometimes with his fingers, and here with ivory quill.29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 6.645-647 - masculinethe lyre itself
- masculinea poem or song
- masculinea rake
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
dēns multiplex quī fīla cōgitpecten -inis (m) — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 12
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pecten | pectinēs |
| genitive | pectinis | pectinum |
| dative | pectinī | pectinibus |
| accusative | pectinem | pectinēs |
| ablative | pectine | pectinibus |
| vocative | pecten | pectinēs |
pecten, ĭnis, m. pecto,
I. a comb.
I. Prop., for the hair, Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 18; Ov. Am. 1, 14, 15:
deducit pectine crines, id. M. 4, 311; 12, 409; Petr. 126; Spart. Hadr. 26.—II. Transf., of things resembling a comb.
A. The reed or sley of a weaver's loom:
arguto tenues percurrens pectine telas, Verg. A. 7, 14; Ov. F. 3, 819; cf. id. M. 6, 58; Varr. L. L. 5, 23, § 113.— 2. The weaver's art, weaving:
victa est Pectine Niliaco jam Babylonis acus, Mart. 14, 150, 2.—B. An instrument for heckling flax or combing wool, a comb, card, heckle, Juv. 9, 30; Plin. 11, 23, 27, § 77; Claud. Eutr. 2, 382.—
C. A rake:
tonsam raro pectine verrit humum, Ov. R. Am. 191; Plin. 18, 30, 72, § 297; Col. 2, 20.—D. A clasping of the hands in distress, Ov. M. 9, 299.—Of the mingling of the oars of two vessels:
mixtis obliquo pectine remis, Luc. 3, 609 dub. (al. pectore).—E. Pecten dentium, a row of teeth, Prud. στεφ. 10, 934.—
F. A stripe or vein in wood, Plin. 16, 38, 73, § 185.—
H. A kind of dance:
Amazonius, Stat. Achill. 2, 156.—K. An instrument with which the strings of the lyre were struck:
jamque eadem digitis, jam pectine pulsat eburno, Verg. A. 6, 647 Serv.; Juv. 6, 382.—2. Transf.
a. A lyre, Val. Fl. 3, 159.—
b. A poem or song:
dum canimus sacras alterno pectine Nonas, i. e. in distichs, Ov. F. 2, 121.—L. A kind of shell-fish, a scallop:
pectinibus patulis jactat se molle Tarentum, Hor. S. 2, 4, 34; Plin. 9, 33, 51, § 101; 9, 51, 74, § 160; 11, 37, 52, § 139; 11, 51, 112, § 267; 32, 11, 53, § 150.—M. Pecten Veneris, a plant, perh. Venus's comb, needle-weed, Plin. 24, 19, 114, § 175.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
pecten inis, m
PEC-, a comb (for the hair): deducit pectine crines, O.: digitis inter se pectine iunctis, i. e. interlocked , O.— The reed, sley (of a loom): arguto percurrens pectine telas, V.— A comb, card, heckle (for wool), Iu.— A rake : pectine verrit humum, O.— An instrument for striking the strings of the lyre : eburnus, V., Iu.: Dum canimus sacras alterno pectine Nonas, i. e. in distiches , O.— A kind of shell-fish, scallop , H.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*peḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*peḱt-
- Proto-Indo-European*pḱtḗn
- Proto-Italic*pekten
- Latinpecten
From Proto-Italic *pekten, from Proto-Indo-European *pḱtḗn, ultimately from the root *peḱ- (“pluck”, whence pectō). Cognate with Ancient Greek κτείς (kteís).
Insular Romance
- Sardinianpèttene
- Sardinianpéttini
- Sardinianpéttiri
Southern Gallo-Romance
- Catalanpinte
- Catalanpinta
- Occitanpenche
Balkano-Romance
- Romanianpieptene
- Romanianpieptăn
- Aromaniancheaptini
- Aromanianchiaptini
- Megleno-Romanianchiaptini
Ibero-Romance
- Portuguesepentefrom Old Galician-Portuguese *peitẽe
- Spanishpeinefrom Old Spanish peyne
- Aragonesepiente
- Aragonesepeine
- Aragonesepine
- Falapendifrom Old Galician-Portuguese *peitẽe
- Galicianpeitefrom Old Galician-Portuguese *peitẽe
- Asturianpeinefrom Old Leonese pende
- Asturianpeñefrom Old Leonese pende
- Extremaduranpeinifrom Old Leonese pende
Italo-Dalmatian
- Italianpettine
- Galluresepèttinifrom Corsican pèttine
- Sassaresepèttinifrom Corsican pèttine
- Dalmatianpiacno
- Istriotpiètano
- Neapolitanpèttene
- Neapolitanpèttine
- Sicilianpèttini
- Sicilianpèttinu
- Venetanpeten
Northern Gallo-Romance
- Frenchpeignefrom Old French peigne
- Franco-Provençalpégno
- Franco-Provençalpéno
- Haitian Creolepenyfrom Old French peigne
- Mauritian Creolepengnfrom Old French peigne
Borrowings
- Englishpecten
- TranslingualPecten
Rhaeto-Romance
- Friulianpietin
- Ladinpéten
- Romanshpetgen
- Romanshpettan
Gallo-Italic
- Emilianpèten
- Emilianpätne
- Ligurianpéteno
- Lombardpéten
- Lombardpécen
- Piedmontesepento
- Piedmontesepecio
- Piedmontesepeci
- Piedmontesepécen
- Romagnolpètan
In English words that came into English from pecten
- pectinatepectinātus
- pectineuspectineus
- pectenpecten
- pectinealpecten
- pectinibranchiatepecten