circumspector

Latin

Etymology

From circumspiciō +‎ -tor.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kir.kumˈspek.tor/, [kɪrkũːˈs̠pɛkt̪ɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃir.kumˈspek.tor/, [t͡ʃirkumˈspɛkt̪or]

Noun

circumspector m (genitive circumspectōris); third declension

1. watchman
2. spy

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	circumspector	circumspectōrēs
Genitive	circumspectōris	circumspectōrum
Dative	circumspectōrī	circumspectōribus
Accusative	circumspectōrem	circumspectōrēs
Ablative	circumspectōre	circumspectōribus
Vocative	circumspector	circumspectōrēs

Verb

circumspector

1. first-person singular present passive indicative of circumspectō

References

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