circumlocutio

Latin

Etymology

From circumloquor (“I circumlocute, periphrase”) +‎ -tiō.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /kir.kum.loˈkuː.ti.oː/, [kɪr.kʊm.ɫɔˈkuː.ti.oː]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃir.kum.loˈku.t͡si.o/, [t͡ʃir.kum.loˈkuː.t͡si.o]

Noun

circumlocūtiō f (genitive circumlocūtiōnis); third declension

  1. circumlocution, periphrasis

Declension

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative circumlocūtiō circumlocūtiōnēs
Genitive circumlocūtiōnis circumlocūtiōnum
Dative circumlocūtiōnī circumlocūtiōnibus
Accusative circumlocūtiōnem circumlocūtiōnēs
Ablative circumlocūtiōne circumlocūtiōnibus
Vocative circumlocūtiō circumlocūtiōnēs

Descendants

References
  • circumlocutio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • circumlocutio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • circumlocutio in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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