circumscriptio
Latin
Etymology
From circumscribō + -tiō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /kir.kumˈskriːp.ti.oː/, [kɪrkũːˈs̠kriːpt̪ioː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃir.kumˈskrip.t͡si.o/, [t͡ʃirkumˈskript̪͡s̪io]
Noun
circumscrīptiō f (genitive circumscrīptiōnis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | circumscrīptiō | circumscrīptiōnēs |
Genitive | circumscrīptiōnis | circumscrīptiōnum |
Dative | circumscrīptiōnī | circumscrīptiōnibus |
Accusative | circumscrīptiōnem | circumscrīptiōnēs |
Ablative | circumscrīptiōne | circumscrīptiōnibus |
Vocative | circumscrīptiō | circumscrīptiōnēs |
Descendants
- → English: circumscription
- → French: circonscription
- → Italian: circoscrizione
References
- “circumscriptio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “circumscriptio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- circumscriptio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.