circensis

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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.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender 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, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • performances in the circus; theatrical perfomances: ludi circenses, scaenici
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