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See also: Circinus
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek κίρκινος (kírkinos)
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkir.ki.nus/, [ˈkɪrkɪnʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃir.t͡ʃi.nus/, [ˈt͡ʃirt͡ʃinus]
Noun[edit]
circinus m (genitive circinī); second declension
- A pair of compasses; a tool for measuring distances or constructing a circle.
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | circinus | circinī |
| Genitive | circinī | circinōrum |
| Dative | circinō | circinīs |
| Accusative | circinum | circinōs |
| Ablative | circinō | circinīs |
| Vocative | circine | circinī |
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References[edit]
- “circinus”, in Charlton T[homas] Lewis; Charles [Lancaster] Short (1879) […] A New Latin Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.; Cincinnati, Ohio; Chicago, Ill.: American Book Company; Oxford: Clarendon Press.
- “circinus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- circinus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- “circinus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “circinus”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin