Latin edit

Etymology edit

circum- +‎ lavō (to wash) (-luō in compounds)

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

circumluō (present infinitive circumluere); third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stem

  1. (transitive) to flow around, wash up on

Conjugation edit

   Conjugation of circumluō (third conjugation, no supine stem, no perfect stem, active only)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present circumluō circumluis circumluit circumluimus circumluitis circumluunt
imperfect circumluēbam circumluēbās circumluēbat circumluēbāmus circumluēbātis circumluēbant
future circumluam circumluēs circumluet circumluēmus circumluētis circumluent
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present circumluam circumluās circumluat circumluāmus circumluātis circumluant
imperfect circumluerem circumluerēs circumlueret circumluerēmus circumluerētis circumluerent
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present circumlue circumluite
future circumluitō circumluitō circumluitōte circumluuntō
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives circumluere
participles circumluēns
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
circumluendī circumluendō circumluendum circumluendō

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • circumluo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • circumluo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers