circumlocutio
Latin
Etymology
From circumloquor (“I circumlocute, periphrase”) + -tiō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kir.kum.loˈkuː.ti.oː/, [kɪr.kʊm.ɫɔˈkuː.ti.oː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃir.kum.loˈku.t͡si.o/, [t͡ʃir.kum.loˈkuː.t͡si.o]
Declension
Third declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | circumlocūtiō | circumlocūtiōnēs |
Genitive | circumlocūtiōnis | circumlocūtiōnum |
Dative | circumlocūtiōnī | circumlocūtiōnibus |
Accusative | circumlocūtiōnem | circumlocūtiōnēs |
Ablative | circumlocūtiōne | circumlocūtiōnibus |
Vocative | circumlocūtiō | circumlocūtiōnēs |
Descendants
- Italian: circonlocuzione
- Spanish: circunlocución
References
- circumlocutio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- circumlocutio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- circumlocutio in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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