encaustus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔγκαυστος (énkaustos, “burned in”), from ἐν- (en-, “in”) + καυστός (kaustós, “burnt”), from καίω (kaíō, “I burn”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

encaustus (feminine encausta, neuter encaustum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. burned in, encaustic
  2. the encaustic mode of painting

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative encaustus encausta encaustum encaustī encaustae encausta
genitive encaustī encaustae encaustī encaustōrum encaustārum encaustōrum
dative encaustō encaustae encaustō encaustīs
accusative encaustum encaustam encaustum encaustōs encaustās encausta
ablative encaustō encaustā encaustō encaustīs
vocative encauste encausta encaustum encaustī encaustae encausta

Derived terms

  • encausticus

References

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