circiter

circiter

Latin

Etymology

    From circus (circle, ring) + -ter.

    Pronunciation

    Preposition

    circiter (+ accusative)

    1. (of place) near, close, round about
      hunc locum circiter
      close to this place
    2. (of time) near, close, about

    Adverb

    circiter (not comparable)

    1. (of place) on every side; near, round about
    2. (of time) near, close, about
      mediā circiter nocte
      about midnight
    3. (of number) near, close, about, approximately
      circiter pars quarta
      about four parts

    References

    • circiter”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • circiter”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • circiter”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
    • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
      • about a hundred of our men fell: nostri circiter centum ceciderunt