circum

See also: circum-

Latin

Etymology

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

The accusative is from the adverbial derivation.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈkɪr.kũː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃir.kum]

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 Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• De Vaan, Michiel (2008), Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN