circumfero

Latin

Etymology

From circum- (“circum-”) +‎ ferō (“I bear, carry”).

Pronunciation

Verb

circumferō (present infinitive circumferre, perfect active circumtulī, supine circumlātum); third conjugation, irregular

  1. I carry, bear or move around or about; carry or move around in a circle.
  2. I publish abroad, proclaim, circulate, divulge, disseminate, report.
  3. (religion) I purify someone by carrying around him consecrated objects.

Inflection
   Conjugation of circumfero (third conjugation, irregular, suppletive)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present circumferō circumfers circumfert circumferimus circumfertis circumferunt
imperfect circumferēbam circumferēbās circumferēbat circumferēbāmus circumferēbātis circumferēbant
future circumferam circumferēs circumferet circumferēmus circumferētis circumferent
perfect circumtulī circumtulistī circumtulit circumtulimus circumtulistis circumtulērunt, circumtulēre
pluperfect circumtuleram circumtulerās circumtulerat circumtulerāmus circumtulerātis circumtulerant
future perfect circumtulerō circumtuleris circumtulerit circumtulerimus circumtuleritis circumtulerint
passive present circumferor circumferris, circumferre circumfertur circumferimur circumferiminī circumferuntur
imperfect circumferēbar circumferēbāris, circumferēbāre circumferēbātur circumferēbāmur circumferēbāminī circumferēbantur
future circumferar circumferēris, circumferēre circumferētur circumferēmur circumferēminī circumferentur
perfect circumlātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect circumlātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect circumlātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present circumferam circumferās circumferat circumferāmus circumferātis circumferant
imperfect circumferrem circumferrēs circumferret circumferrēmus circumferrētis circumferrent
perfect circumtulerim circumtulerīs circumtulerit circumtulerimus circumtuleritis circumtulerint
pluperfect circumtulissem circumtulissēs circumtulisset circumtulissēmus circumtulissētis circumtulissent
passive present circumferar circumferāris, circumferāre circumferātur circumferāmur circumferāminī circumferantur
imperfect circumferrer circumferrēris, circumferrēre circumferrētur circumferrēmur circumferrēminī circumferrentur
perfect circumlātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect circumlātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — circumfer — — circumferte —
future — circumfertō circumfertō — circumfertōte circumferuntō
passive present — circumferre — — circumferiminī —
future — circumfertor circumfertor — — circumferuntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives circumferre circumtulisse circumlātūrus esse circumferrī circumlātus esse circumlātum īrī
participles circumferēns — circumlātūrus — circumlātus circumferendus
verbal nouns gerund supine
nominative genitive dative/ablative accusative accusative ablative
circumferre circumferendī circumferendō circumferendum circumlātum circumlātū

Derived terms

Descendants

References
  • circumfero in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • circumfero in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • circumfero in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to look in every direction: oculos circumferre
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