circensis

Latin

Etymology

From circus +‎ -ēnsis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

circēnsis (neuter circēnse); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. (relational) circus
    ludi circenses ― circus games

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative circēnsis circēnse circēnsēs circēnsia
genitive circēnsis circēnsium
dative circēnsī circēnsibus
accusative circēnsem circēnse circēnsēs
circēnsīs 		circēnsia
ablative circēnsī circēnsibus
vocative circēnsis circēnse circēnsēs circēnsia

Derived terms

  • Catalan: circense

References

  • “circensis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • circensis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • performances in the circus; theatrical perfomances: ludi circenses, scaenici
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