circumflecto

Latin

Etymology

From circum- (circum-) +‎ flectō (I bend).

Pronunciation

Verb

circumflectō (present infinitive circumflectere, perfect active circumflexī, supine circumflexum); third conjugation

  1. to bend around

Conjugation

Descendants

  • English: circumflect
  • Italian: circonflettere

References

  • circumflecto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • circumflecto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • circumflecto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • circumflecto in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016