circensis

circensis

Latin

Etymology

From circus +‎ -ēnsis.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /kirˈken.sis/, [kɪrˈkẽːs̠ɪs̠]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃirˈt͡ʃen.sis/, [t͡ʃirˈt͡ʃɛnsis]

Adjective

circēnsis (neuter circēnse); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. (relational) circus

   ludi circenses ― circus games

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	circēnsis	circēnse		circēnsēs	circēnsia
Genitive	circēnsis			circēnsium
Dative	circēnsī			circēnsibus
Accusative	circēnsem	circēnse		circēnsēs circēnsīs	circēnsia
Ablative	circēnsī			circēnsibus
Vocative	circēnsis	circēnse		circēnsēs	circēnsia

References

• “circensis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• circensis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
• Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • performances in the circus; theatrical perfomances: ludi circenses, scaenici