circumeo

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From circum- (circum-) +‎ (I go).

Pronunciation

Verb

circumeō (present infinitive circumīre, perfect active circumiī or circumīvī, supine circumitum); irregular conjugation

  1. to go, travel or march around; to circulate
    Synonym: circumagō
  2. to skirt
  3. to surround, encircle, enclose or encompass
  4. to circle
    Synonyms: circumveniō, circumsistō, circumdō, claudō, obsideō, circumsaepiō, saepiō

Conjugation

1The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.

References

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