circen

Latin

Etymology

Related to circus.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkir.ken/, [ˈkɪrkɛn]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃir.t͡ʃen/, [ˈt͡ʃirt͡ʃen]

Noun

circen n (genitive circinis); third declension

circle, circular course

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	circen	circina
Genitive	circinis	circinum
Dative	circinī	circinibus
Accusative	circen	circina
Ablative	circine	circinibus
Vocative	circen	circina

Related terms

circinus

Descendants

Spanish: cercen, cércene

References

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

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