Pinguntur

Pinguntur is a Latin verb form: the third-person plural present passive indicative of pingere, meaning to paint or to depict. It translates as “they are painted” or “they are depicted.” The form appears in classical and later Latin texts when describing artworks, murals, or illustrations in the passive voice.

Morphology and usage: As a present passive, pinguntur is built on the verb stem ping- with the ending -untur. The corresponding active form is pingunt (“they paint”). The infinitive is pingere, and the passive infinitive is pingī. This form is standard in descriptions of objects that are being depicted or painted.

Occasionally pinguntur is used in inscriptions and narratives to attribute the state of being painted to objects such as tabulae (panels), muri (walls), or pavimenta (floors).

Example: Tabulae pinguntur. Translation: The panels are painted.

Notes: Pinguntur is one of many Latin forms that express passive voice; it is not a lexical item with independent meaning beyond “be painted/depicted” but part of the verb’s inflection in the present tense.

See also: Latin grammar; pingere; Latin verbs.