circes
Latin
editEtymology 1
editPerhaps from circumeō, or from circus or circen.
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈkir.kes/, [ˈkɪrkɛs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃir.t͡ʃes/, [ˈt͡ʃirt͡ʃes]
Noun
editcirces m (genitive circitis); third declension
- circle
- (specifically) the circumference of the Roman circus
Declension
editThird-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | circes | circitēs |
Genitive | circitis | circitum |
Dative | circitī | circitibus |
Accusative | circitem | circitēs |
Ablative | circite | circitibus |
Vocative | circes | circitēs |
Etymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
editcircēs
References
edit- “circes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- circes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.