circum

circum

See also: circum-

Latin

Etymology

    Adverbial accusative of circus (“circle, ring”).

    The accusative is from the adverbial derivation.

    Pronunciation

    Adverb

    circum (not comparable)

    1. about, around
    2. in a circle, all around, on both sides

    Preposition

    circum (+ accusative)

    1. about, around, near
    2. through, among, to
    3. nearby, at, in the neighbourhood of

    Derived terms

    References

    • “circum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • “circum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • “circum”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
    • De Vaan, Michiel (2008), Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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