linctus

== English == === Etymology === From Latin linctus, from lingō (“to lick (up)”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlɪŋk.təs/ === Noun === linctus (plural linctuses) (medicine) Any syrupy medication; especially a remedy for coughs. Synonyms: lambative, lohoch == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈliːŋk.tʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈliŋk.tus] === Etymology 1 === Perfect passive participle of lingō. ==== Participle ==== līnctus (feminine līncta, neuter līnctum); first/second-declension participle licked ===== Declension ===== First/second-declension adjective. ===== Descendants ===== Aromanian: alimtu === Etymology 2 === From lingō + -tus (forming action nouns). ==== Noun ==== līnctus m (genitive līnctūs); fourth declension a licking; the act of licking ===== Declension ===== Fourth-declension noun. ===== Descendants ===== English: linctus === References === “linctus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “linctus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.