circumfero

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Latin

Etymology

From circum- (“circum-”) +‎ ferō (“I bear, carry”).

Pronunciation

Verb

circumferō (present infinitive circumferre, perfect active circumtulī, supine circumlātum); third conjugation, irregular

  1. to carry, bear or move around or about; carry or move around in a circle
  2. to publish abroad, proclaim, circulate, divulge, disseminate, report
  3. (religion) to purify someone by carrying around him consecrated objects

Conjugation

   Conjugation of circumferō (third conjugation, irregular, suppletive)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present circumferō circumfers circumfert circumferimus circumfertis circumferunt
imperfect circumferēbam circumferēbās circumferēbat circumferēbāmus circumferēbātis circumferēbant
future circumferam circumferēs circumferet circumferēmus circumferētis circumferent
perfect circumtulī circumtulistī circumtulit circumtulimus circumtulistis circumtulērunt,
circumtulēre
pluperfect circumtuleram circumtulerās circumtulerat circumtulerāmus circumtulerātis circumtulerant
future perfect circumtulerō circumtuleris circumtulerit circumtulerimus circumtuleritis circumtulerint
passive present circumferor circumferris,
circumferre 		circumfertur circumferimur circumferiminī circumferuntur
imperfect circumferēbar circumferēbāris,
circumferēbāre 		circumferēbātur circumferēbāmur circumferēbāminī circumferēbantur
future circumferar circumferēris,
circumferēre 		circumferētur circumferēmur circumferēminī circumferentur
perfect circumlātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect circumlātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect circumlātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present circumferam circumferās circumferat circumferāmus circumferātis circumferant
imperfect circumferrem circumferrēs circumferret circumferrēmus circumferrētis circumferrent
perfect circumtulerim circumtulerīs circumtulerit circumtulerīmus circumtulerītis circumtulerint
pluperfect circumtulissem circumtulissēs circumtulisset circumtulissēmus circumtulissētis circumtulissent
passive present circumferar circumferāris,
circumferāre 		circumferātur circumferāmur circumferāminī circumferantur
imperfect circumferrer circumferrēris,
circumferrēre 		circumferrētur circumferrēmur circumferrēminī circumferrentur
perfect circumlātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect circumlātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — circumfer — — circumferte —
future — circumfertō circumfertō — circumfertōte circumferuntō
passive present — circumferre — — circumferiminī —
future — circumfertor circumfertor — — circumferuntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives circumferre circumtulisse circumlātūrum esse circumferrī circumlātum esse circumlātum īrī
participles circumferēns — circumlātūrus — circumlātus circumferendus,
circumferundus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
circumferendī circumferendō circumferendum circumferendō circumlātum circumlātū

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: circumfer
  • → Spanish: circunferir

References

  • “circumfero”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “circumfero”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • circumfero in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to look in every direction: oculos circumferre
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