LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

ūnctūra

ūnctūra f (genitive ūnctūrae)

Meaning

  1. an anointing (of the dead)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeūnctūraūnctūrae
genitiveūnctūraeūnctūrārum
dativeūnctūraeūnctūrīs
accusativeūnctūramūnctūrās
ablativeūnctūrāūnctūrīs
vocativeūnctūraūnctūrae

unctūra, ae, f. ungo,
I. an anointing of the dead: servilis, Cic. Leg. 2, 24, 60.

Origins

Ultimately from ungō.

Ibero-Romance
  • Portugueseuntura
  • Spanishuntura
Balkano-Romance
  • Romanianuntură
  • Aromanianumturã
  • Megleno-Romanianuntură
  • Albanianyndyrë
Italo-Romance
  • Italianuntura
Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanuntura
  • Middle Englishointurefrom Old French oynture

Quick answers

What does ūnctūra mean in Latin?
ūnctūra, a noun, means “an anointing (of the dead)”.
What is the genitive of ūnctūra?
The genitive singular is ūnctūrae. ūnctūra is feminine, first declension.