circes

Latin

Etymology 1

Perhaps from circumeō, or from circus or circen.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkir.kes/, [ˈkɪrkɛs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃir.t͡ʃes/, [ˈt͡ʃirt͡ʃes]

Noun

circes m (genitive circitis); third declension

circle
(specifically) the circumference of the Roman circus

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	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

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.

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