circensis

circensis

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree
Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor.
Latin circus
Latin -ēnsis
Latin circēnsis

    From circus + -ēnsis.

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    circēnsis (neuter circēnse); third-declension two-termination adjective

    1. (relational) circus
      ludi circenses ― circus games

    Declension

    Third-declension two-termination adjective.

    singular plural
    masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
    nominative circēnsis circēnse circēnsēs circēnsia
    genitive circēnsis circēnsium
    dative circēnsī circēnsibus
    accusative circēnsem circēnse circēnsīs
    circēnsēs     		circēnsia
    ablative circēnsī circēnsibus
    vocative circēnsis circēnse circēnsēs circēnsia

    Derived terms

    • Catalan: circense

    References

    • “circensis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • “circensis”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
    • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
      • performances in the circus; theatrical perfomances: ludi circenses, scaenici
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