circumcise

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French circoncisier, from Latin circumcīdō (cut around), from circum (about, around; through) + caedō (cut, hew).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈsəːkəmsʌɪz/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: cir‧cum‧cise

Verb[edit]

circumcise (third-person singular simple present circumcises, present participle circumcising, simple past and past participle circumcised)

  1. To surgically remove the foreskin (prepuce) from a penis.
  2. (sometimes proscribed) To surgically remove the clitoris (clitoridectomy), clitoral hood, or labia.
  3. (military, nautical, slang) To trim off the portion of the barrel liner of a large-caliber naval gun that protrudes from the end of the barrel as a result of the liner slowly stretching from prolonged fire.

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Latin[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Form of circumcīsus.

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Participle[edit]

circumcīse

  1. vocative masculine singular of circumcīsus

Etymology 2[edit]

From circumcīsus (cut, reduced) +‎ (-ly).

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Adverb[edit]

circumcīsē (comparative circumcīsius, superlative circumcīsissimē)

  1. concisely, briefly

References[edit]

  • circumcise”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • circumcise in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

Romanian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [t͡ʃirkumˈt͡ʃise]

Adjective[edit]

circumcise f pl or n pl

  1. feminine plural of circumcis
    puli circumcisecircumcised cocks
  2. neuter plural of circumcis
    penisuri circumcisecircumcised penises

Verb[edit]

circumcise

  1. third-person singular simple perfect indicative of circumcide