circinus
See also: Circinus
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κίρκινος (kírkinos)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkir.ki.nus/, [ˈkɪr.kɪ.nʊs]
Noun
circinus m (genitive circinī); second declension
- A pair of compasses; a tool for measuring distances or constructing a circle.
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | circinus | circinī |
| Genitive | circinī | circinōrum |
| Dative | circinō | circinīs |
| Accusative | circinum | circinōs |
| Ablative | circinō | circinīs |
| Vocative | circine | circinī |
Related terms
- circā
- circen
- circes
- circinatio
- circinō
- circus
Descendants
- English: Circinus
- French: cerne
- Italian: cercine
- Portuguese: cérceo
- Romanian: cearcăn
- Spanish: cérceno, cercén, cerno, cerna
References
- circinus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- circinus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- circinus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- circinus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- circinus in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin