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

1. (Medieval Latin) girdle, belt

   Synonyms: zōna, cingulum

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	gaitā̆num	gaitā̆na
genitive	gaitā̆nī	gaitā̆nōrum
dative	gaitā̆nō	gaitā̆nīs
accusative	gaitā̆num	gaitā̆na
ablative	gaitā̆nō	gaitā̆nīs
vocative	gaitā̆num	gaitā̆na

References

• gaitanum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)