circum-

See also: circum

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin circum-.

Prefix

circum-

1. around

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with circum-

Related terms

Related terms

• circumcise
• circumcision

• circumference

See also

• peri-

Translations

prefix meaning "around"

• Hungarian: körül- (hu)
• Icelandic: um-
• Ido: cirkum-
• Italian: circum-, circon-
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Old English: ymb-
• Polish: około- (pl)
• Portuguese: circum-, circun-

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Italian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin circum-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃir.kum-/, [t͡ʃir̺.kum-]

Prefix

circum-

1. circum-

Synonyms

• circon-

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with circum-

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Latin

Alternative forms

• circu- (prevocalic)

Etymology

Combining form of circum (“round about”, “in a circle around”, adverb and preposition).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kir.kum/, [kɪrkʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃir.kum/, [t͡ʃirkum]

Prefix

circum-

1. circum- (round, about)

Usage notes

• Derivations of this suffix frequently occur divisim.

Derived terms

Latin terms prefixed with circum-

References

• “circum III”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “circum-” on page 318/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• circun-

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin circum-.

Prefix

circum-

1. circum- (around)

Usage notes

Circum- with a hyphen is used before M, N, H and vowels, otherwise circun- with no hyphen is used.