circumloquor

Latin

Etymology

From circum- (“around, about”) +‎ loquor (“I say, speak”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /kirˈkum.lo.kʷor/, [kɪrˈkʊm.ɫɔ.kʷɔr]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃirˈkum.lo.kwor/

Verb

circumloquor (present infinitive circumloquī, perfect active circumlocūtus sum); third conjugation, deponent

I make use of circumlocution or periphrasis, circumlocute.

Inflection

Conjugation of circumloquor (third conjugation, deponent)
indicative		singular			plural
indicative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	circumloquor	circumloqueris, circumloquere	circumloquitur	circumloquimur	circumloquiminī	circumloquuntur
	imperfect	circumloquēbar	circumloquēbāris, circumloquēbāre	circumloquēbātur	circumloquēbāmur	circumloquēbāminī	circumloquēbantur
	future	circumloquar	circumloquēris, circumloquēre	circumloquētur	circumloquēmur	circumloquēminī	circumloquentur
	perfect	circumlocūtus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	circumlocūtus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	circumlocūtus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
subjunctive		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	circumloquar	circumloquāris, circumloquāre	circumloquātur	circumloquāmur	circumloquāminī	circumloquantur
	imperfect	circumloquerer	circumloquerēris, circumloquerēre	circumloquerētur	circumloquerēmur	circumloquerēminī	circumloquerentur
	perfect	circumlocūtus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	circumlocūtus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
imperative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	circumloquere	—	—	circumloquiminī	—
active	future	—	circumloquitor	circumloquitor	—	—	circumloquuntor
non-finite forms		active			passive
non-finite forms		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		circumloquī	circumlocūtus esse	circumlocūtūrus esse	—	—	—
participles		circumloquēns	circumlocūtus	circumlocūtūrus	—	—	circumloquendus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		nominative	genitive	dative/ablative	accusative	accusative	ablative
		circumloquī	circumloquendī	circumloquendō	circumloquendum	circumlocūtum	circumlocūtū

Related terms

References

circumloquor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
circumloquor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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