See also: circum-

Latin edit

Etymology edit

Adverbial accusative of circus (circle, ring).

The accusative is from the adverbial derivation.

Pronunciation edit

Adverb edit

circum (not comparable)

  1. about, around
  2. in a circle, all around, on both sides

Preposition edit

circum (+ accusative)

  1. about, around, near
  2. through, among, to
  3. nearby, at, in the neighbourhood of

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • circum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • circum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • circum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN