circumcursio
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From circumcurrō + -tiō.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kir.kumˈkur.si.oː/, [kɪrkʊŋˈkʊrs̠ioː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃir.kumˈkur.si.o/, [t͡ʃirkumˈkursio]
Noun[edit]
circumcursiō f (genitive circumcursiōnis); third declension
- the action of running around
- c. 124 CE — c. 170 CE, Lucius Appuleius, Metamorphoses, 9.13
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | circumcursiō | circumcursiōnēs |
| Genitive | circumcursiōnis | circumcursiōnum |
| Dative | circumcursiōnī | circumcursiōnibus |
| Accusative | circumcursiōnem | circumcursiōnēs |
| Ablative | circumcursiōne | circumcursiōnibus |
| Vocative | circumcursiō | circumcursiōnēs |
References[edit]
- “circumcursio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- circumcursio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.