circumspectio

Latin

Etymology

From circumspiciō +‎ -tiō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kir.kumˈspek.ti.oː/, [kɪrkũːˈs̠pɛkt̪ioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃir.kumˈspek.t͡si.o/, [t͡ʃirkumˈspɛkt̪͡s̪io]

Noun

circumspectiō f (genitive circumspectiōnis); third declension

1. looking around
2. caution, circumspection; foresight

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	circumspectiō	circumspectiōnēs
Genitive	circumspectiōnis	circumspectiōnum
Dative	circumspectiōnī	circumspectiōnibus
Accusative	circumspectiōnem	circumspectiōnēs
Ablative	circumspectiōne	circumspectiōnibus
Vocative	circumspectiō	circumspectiōnēs

Descendants

• English: circumspection
• French: circonspection
• Italian: circospezione
• → Portuguese: circunspeção
• Romanian: circumspecție
• Spanish: circunspección

References

• “circumspectio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “circumspectio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• circumspectio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• circumspectio in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016