Latin edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From circum- +‎ plectō.

Verb edit

circumplector (present infinitive circumplectī, perfect active circumplexus sum); third conjugation, deponent

  1. to encompass
  2. to embrace
  3. to surround or encircle
  4. to enclose (with a wall)
Usage notes edit

The verb also occasionally occurs in an active form, circumplectō.

Conjugation edit
   Conjugation of circumplector (third conjugation, deponent)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present circumplector circumplecteris,
circumplectere
circumplectitur circumplectimur circumplectiminī circumplectuntur
imperfect circumplectēbar circumplectēbāris,
circumplectēbāre
circumplectēbātur circumplectēbāmur circumplectēbāminī circumplectēbantur
future circumplectar circumplectēris,
circumplectēre
circumplectētur circumplectēmur circumplectēminī circumplectentur
perfect circumplexus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect circumplexus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect circumplexus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present circumplectar circumplectāris,
circumplectāre
circumplectātur circumplectāmur circumplectāminī circumplectantur
imperfect circumplecterer circumplecterēris,
circumplecterēre
circumplecterētur circumplecterēmur circumplecterēminī circumplecterentur
perfect circumplexus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect circumplexus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present circumplectere circumplectiminī
future circumplectitor circumplectitor circumplectuntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives circumplectī circumplexum esse circumplexūrum esse
participles circumplectēns circumplexus circumplexūrus circumplectendus,
circumplectundus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
circumplectendī circumplectendō circumplectendum circumplectendō circumplexum circumplexū

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

circumplector

  1. first-person singular present passive indicative of circumplectō

References edit

  • circumplector”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • circumplector”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • circumplector in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.