circes

Latin

Etymology 1

Perhaps from circumeō, or from circus or circen.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkir.kes/, [ˈkɪrkɛs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃir.t͡ʃes/, [ˈt͡ʃirt͡ʃes]

Noun

circes m (genitive circitis); third declension

1. circle
2. (specifically) the circumference of the Roman circus

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	circes	circitēs
genitive	circitis	circitum
dative	circitī	circitibus
accusative	circitem	circitēs
ablative	circite	circitibus
vocative	circes	circitēs

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

circēs

1. second-person singular present active subjunctive of circō

References

• “circes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• circes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.