circellus

Latin

Etymology

circulus +‎ -lus

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /kirˈkel.lus/, [kɪrˈkɛl.lʊs]

Noun

circellus m (genitive circellī); second declension

Small ring

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	circellus	circellī
Genitive	circellī	circellōrum
Dative	circellō	circellīs
Accusative	circellum	circellōs
Ablative	circellō	circellīs
Vocative	circelle	circellī

Derived terms

circelliōnēs

Descendants

Aromanian: tsirtseljiu, tsirtsel
French: cerceau
Romanian: cercel
Portuguese: cercilho
Spanish: cercillo, zarcillo

References

circellus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
circellus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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