adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
tīnctilis
tīnctilis (neuter tīnctile)
Classical[ˈtiːŋk.tɪ.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈtiŋk.ti.lis]
Meaning
- two terminationused for dipping, smearing, impregnating
volucri ferro tinctile virus inest
8 CE – 12 CE, Ovidius, Tristia 3.10.63
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tīnctilis | tīnctilis | tīnctile |
| genitive | tīnctilis | tīnctilis | tīnctilis |
| dative | tīnctilī | tīnctilī | tīnctilī |
| accusative | tīnctilem | tīnctilem | tīnctile |
| ablative | tīnctilī | tīnctilī | tīnctilī |
| vocative | tīnctilis | tīnctilis | tīnctile |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tīnctilēs | tīnctilēs | tīnctilia |
| genitive | tīnctilium | tīnctilium | tīnctilium |
| dative | tīnctilibus | tīnctilibus | tīnctilibus |
| accusative | tīnctilīs tīnctilēs | tīnctilīs tīnctilēs | tīnctilia |
| ablative | tīnctilibus | tīnctilibus | tīnctilibus |
| vocative | tīnctilēs | tīnctilēs | tīnctilia |
tinctĭlis, e, adj. tingo,
I. in which something is dipped:
volucri ferro tinctile virus inest, Ov. Tr. 3, 10, 63.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
tinctilis e, adj.
TING-, used for infecting : virus, O.
Origins
From tīnctus (“impregnated with, dipped in, tinged”, perfect passive participle of tingō) + -ilis.