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”).
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Verb[edit]
circumcise (third-person singular simple present circumcises, present participle circumcising, simple past and past participle circumcised)
- To surgically remove the foreskin (prepuce) from a penis.
- (sometimes proscribed) To surgically remove the clitoris (clitoridectomy), clitoral hood, or labia.
- (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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Translations[edit]
to remove the foreskin from the penis
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to remove the clitoris or labia
Latin[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Form of circumcīsus.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kir.kunˈkiː.se/, [kɪrkʊŋˈkiːs̠ɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃir.kunˈt͡ʃi.se/, [t͡ʃirkun̠ʲˈt͡ʃiːs̬e]
Participle[edit]
circumcīse
Etymology 2[edit]
From circumcīsus (“cut, reduced”) + -ē (“-ly”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kir.kunˈkiː.seː/, [kɪrkʊŋˈkiːs̠eː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃir.kunˈt͡ʃi.se/, [t͡ʃirkun̠ʲˈt͡ʃiːs̬e]
Adverb[edit]
circumcīsē (comparative circumcīsius, superlative circumcīsissimē)
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]
Adjective[edit]
circumcise f pl or n pl
- feminine plural of circumcis
- puli circumcise ― circumcised cocks
- neuter plural of circumcis
- penisuri circumcise ― circumcised penises
Verb[edit]
circumcise
- third-person singular simple perfect indicative of circumcide
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