LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

circellus

circellus m (genitive circellī)
Classical[kɪrˈkɛl.lʊs]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃirˈt͡ʃɛl.lus]

Meaning

  1. masculinesmall ring, hoop
  2. masculineobsoleteearring

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecircelluscircellī
genitivecircellīcircellōrum
dativecircellōcircellīs
accusativecircellumcircellōs
ablativecircellōcircellīs
vocativecircellecircellī

circellus, i, m. dim. circulus,
I. a small ring, Apic. 2, 5, Schol Juv. 6, 379.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der. Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor. Latin circus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin circulus ▲ Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin circellus From circulus + -lus.

Ibero-Romance
  • Spanishcercillofrom Old Spanish cerciello
  • Spanishzarcillofrom Old Spanish cerciello
  • Galiciancercelo
Balkano-Romance
  • Romaniancercel
  • Aromaniantsirtselj
  • Aromaniantsirtsel
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italiancircello
  • Dalmatiankerkelli
  • Vasteseciarcillefrom Neapolitan chirchiello
  • Siciliancirceddufrom Old Sicilian chirchelli
  • Siciliansurcieddufrom Old Sicilian chirchelli
Gallo-Romance
  • Frenchcerceaufrom Old French cercel
Ancient borrowings
  • Albanianqerthullfrom Proto-Albanian *kertsula

In English words that came into English from circellus

  • sarcelcircellus

Quick answers

What does circellus mean in Latin?
circellus, a noun, means “small ring, hoop; earring”.
What is the genitive of circellus?
The genitive singular is circellī. circellus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce circellus?
In classical Latin, [kɪrˈkɛl.lʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [t͡ʃirˈt͡ʃɛl.lus].