circulus vitiosus

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Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkir.ku.lus u̯i.tiˈoː.sus/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃir.ku.lus vit.t͡siˈo.sus/,

Noun

circulus vitiōsus m (genitive circulī vitiōsī); second declension

A vicious circle, vicious cycle.

Declension

Second-declension noun with a second-declension adjective.

	singular	plural
nominative	circulus vitiōsus	circulī vitiōsī
genitive	circulī vitiōsī	circulōrum vitiōsōrum
dative	circulō vitiōsō	circulīs vitiōsīs
accusative	circulum vitiōsum	circulōs vitiōsōs
ablative	circulō vitiōsō	circulīs vitiōsīs
vocative	circule vitiōse	circulī vitiōsī

Descendants

→ Russian: поро́чный круг (poróčnyj krug) (calque)
→ French: cercle vicieux (calque)

See also

circulus in probandō

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