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circulus

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English

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Etymology

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Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der.
Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor.
Latin circus
Proto-Indo-European *-lós
Proto-Indo-European *-elós
Proto-Italic *-elos
Latin -ulus
Latin circulusbor.
English circulus

    Borrowed from Latin circulus.

    Noun

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    circulus (plural circuli)

    1. (zoology)
      1. (herpetology) A social group of reptiles where there is interaction and personal exchange between individuals.
      3. (ichthyology) A concentric growth ring found on the scales of fish. This ring develops around the focus of the fish's scale.
        Coordinate terms: focus, annulus

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    Latin

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    Alternative forms

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    Etymology

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      From circus + -ulus.

      Pronunciation

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      Noun

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      circulus m (genitive circulī); second declension

      1. A circle (geometric figure)
      2. An orbit (circular path)
      3. A ring, hoop
      4. A necklace, chain
      5. A company, social gathering, group
      6. (Medieval Latin) A calendrical cycle
        Huius sexto anno primus Dionisi circulus inchoat
        In the sixth year of which [reign], the first cycle of Dionysius begins. — Bede, Chronica Minora

      Declension

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      Second-declension noun.

      singular plural
      nominative circulus circulī
      genitive circulī circulōrum
      dative circulō circulīs
      accusative circulum circulōs
      ablative circulō circulīs
      vocative circule circulī

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      Further reading

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      • “circulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
      • “circulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
      • "circulus", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
      • “circulus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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