circumvectio

Latin

Etymology

circumvectus, perfect active participle of circumvehor (“to ride around”) +‎ -tiō

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kir.kumˈu̯ek.ti.oː/, [kɪrkʊmˈu̯ɛkt̪ioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃir.kumˈvek.t͡si.o/, [t͡ʃirkumˈvɛkt̪͡s̪io]

Noun

circumvectiō f (genitive circumvectiōnis); third declension

1. the carrying around of merchandise
2. a circuit

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	circumvectiō	circumvectiōnēs
genitive	circumvectiōnis	circumvectiōnum
dative	circumvectiōnī	circumvectiōnibus
accusative	circumvectiōnem	circumvectiōnēs
ablative	circumvectiōne	circumvectiōnibus
vocative	circumvectiō	circumvectiōnēs

References

• “circumvectio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “circumvectio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers