circumvectio

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /kir.kumˈu̯ek.ti.oː/, [kɪrkʊmˈu̯ɛkt̪ioː]
  • (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.

Case 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
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