circum

See also: circum-

Latin

Etymology

Adverbial accusative of circus (“circle, ring”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkir.kum/, [ˈkɪr.kũ]

Adverb

circum (not comparable)

1. about, around
2. in a circle, all around, on both sides

Preposition

circum (+ accusative)

1. about, around, near
2. through, among, to
3. nearby, at, in the neighbourhood of

Derived terms

• circā
• circum-
• idcircō

References

• circum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• circum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “circum” in Félix Gaffiot’s Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette (1934)
• De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill