ansate
|an-sate|
/ˈænseɪt/
having a handle / handle-shaped
Etymology
'ansate' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'ansa', where 'ansa' meant 'handle'.
'ansate' came into English via the Latin adjective 'ansatus' (formed from 'ansa' + the adjectival suffix '-atus'), used in Medieval/Neo-Latin to mean 'provided with a handle', and was adopted into English technical and descriptive usage as 'ansate'.
Initially it meant 'provided with a handle' in Latin and Medieval Latin, and that core sense has been retained in English technical usage as 'having a handle or loop-like projection'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
having a handle or a loop-like projection; shaped like or provided with an ansa (a handle). Often used in descriptive, anatomical, archaeological, or heraldic contexts (e.g. an ansate cross).
The archaeologists uncovered an ansate cross among the burial goods.
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Last updated: 2025/08/19 21:51