balteo

Esperanto

Etymology

Derived from Latin balteus (girdle), related to English belt and German Balz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /balˈteo/
  • Rhymes: -eo
  • Hyphenation: bal‧te‧o

Noun

balteo (accusative singular balteon, plural balteoj, accusative plural balteojn)

  1. (historical, clothing) baldric, shoulder belt

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin balteus. Compare the inherited doublet balzo.

Noun

balteo m (plural baltei)

  1. baldric

Anagrams

Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

balteō

  1. dative/ablative singular of balteus

Etymology 2

From balteus +‎ .

Verb

balteō (present infinitive balteāre, perfect active balteāvī, supine balteātum); first conjugation

  1. (Medieval Latin) to gird, furnish with a girdle or belt
    • Martianus Capella, De Nuptiis Philologiae et Mercurii 5.425:
      Subarmalis autem uestis illi peplo quodam circa umeros inuoluto Latiariter tegebatur, quod omnium figurarum lumine uariatum cunctorum schemata praeferebat; pectus autem exquisitissimis gemmarum coloribus balteatum.
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