Latin edit

Etymology edit

From circō +‎ -itō.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

circitō (present infinitive circitāre); first conjugation, no perfect or supine stem

  1. (Late Latin) to go around as hawker, peddler, or solicitor; to hawk, peddle
  2. (Late Latin) to frequent

Conjugation edit

   Conjugation of circitō (first conjugation, no supine stem, no perfect stem)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present circitō circitās circitat circitāmus circitātis circitant
imperfect circitābam circitābās circitābat circitābāmus circitābātis circitābant
future circitābō circitābis circitābit circitābimus circitābitis circitābunt
passive present circitor circitāris,
circitāre
circitātur circitāmur circitāminī circitantur
imperfect circitābar circitābāris,
circitābāre
circitābātur circitābāmur circitābāminī circitābantur
future circitābor circitāberis,
circitābere
circitābitur circitābimur circitābiminī circitābuntur
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present circitem circitēs circitet circitēmus circitētis circitent
imperfect circitārem circitārēs circitāret circitārēmus circitārētis circitārent
passive present circiter circitēris,
circitēre
circitētur circitēmur circitēminī circitentur
imperfect circitārer circitārēris,
circitārēre
circitārētur circitārēmur circitārēminī circitārentur
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present circitā circitāte
future circitātō circitātō circitātōte circitantō
passive present circitāre circitāminī
future circitātor circitātor circitantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives circitāre circitārī
participles circitāns circitandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
circitandī circitandō circitandum circitandō

Descendants edit

  • Romanian: cerceta, cercetare

References edit

  • circito”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • circito in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.