gaitanum

== Latin == === Etymology === Compare Greek γαϊτάνι (gaïtáni, “decorative cord”) and Italian gaetano (“of Gaeta”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. === Noun === gaitā̆num n (genitive gaitā̆nī); second declension (Medieval Latin) girdle, belt Synonyms: zōna, cingulum ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun (neuter). === References === "gaitanum", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)