circum

See also: circum-

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkir.kum/, [ˈkɪr.kũ]

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
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