noun · masculinefourth declension
ūnctus
ūnctus m (genitive ūnctūs)
Classical[ˈuːŋk.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈuŋk.tus]
Meaning
- an anointing, anointment
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ūnctus | ūnctūs |
| genitive | ūnctūs | ūnctuum |
| dative | ūnctuī | ūnctibus |
| accusative | ūnctum | ūnctūs |
| ablative | ūnctū | ūnctibus |
| vocative | ūnctus | ūnctūs |
unctus, a, um, Part. and P. a. of ungo.
unctus, ūs, m. ungo,
I. an anointing, anointment:
oleum unctui profer, App. M. 1, p. 113, 3: cochlearum cinis cum melle unctu sanat, Plin. 30, 10, 27, § 90 (al. linitu).Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ūnctus adj. with comp.
P. of ungo, anointed, oiled : nudus, unctus est contionatus: puer unctis Tractavit calicem manibus, i. e. greasy , H.—Fig., rich, luxurious, sumptuous : patrimonia, Ct.: melius et unctius, H.: ita palaestritas defendebat, ut ab illis ipse unctior abiret: Corinthus, voluptuous , Iu.: unctior consuetudo loquendi, smoother .
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin ūnctus From ungō + -tus (forming action nouns).