circumvallo

Latin

Etymology

From circum- +‎ vallō.

Pronunciation

Verb

circumvāllō (present infinitive circumvāllāre, perfect active circumvāllāvī, supine circumvāllātum); first conjugation

  1. to surround with a wall
  2. to blockade or besiege
  3. to beset

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Italian: circonvallare
  • English: circumvallate

References

  • circumvallo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • circumvallo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • circumvallo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.