circulus vitiosus

Latin

Noun

circulus vitiōsus m (genitive circulī vitiōsī); second declension

1. A vicious circle, vicious cycle.

Declension

Second-declension noun with a second-declension adjective.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	circulus vitiōsus	circulī vitiōsī
Genitive	circulī vitiōsī	circulōrum vitiōsōrum
Dative	circulō vitiōsō	circulīs vitiōsīs
Accusative	circulum vitiōsum	circulōs vitiōsōs
Ablative	circulō vitiōsō	circulīs vitiōsīs
Vocative	circule vitiōse	circulī vitiōsī

Descendants

• Russian: поро́чный круг (poróčnyj krug) (calque)

See also

• circulus in probandō