LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

circēnsēs

circēnsēs m pl (genitive circēnsium)
Classical[kɪrˈkẽː.seːs]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃirˈt͡ʃɛn.ses]
Mille Verba core vocabulary

Meaning

  1. games of the circus

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

lūdī quī in circō dantur: currūs celerēs, equī, palma victōris.
circēnsēs -ium m pl — in Mille Verba, ch. Lūdī et Ōtium
lūdī circī, cursūs equōrum
circēnsēs -ium (m) — in Epistulae, ch. 4

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—circēnsēs
genitive—circēnsium
dative—circēnsibus
accusative—circēnsēs
circēnsīs
ablative—circēnsibus
vocative—circēnsēs

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

ludi circenses, scaenici
performances in the circus; theatrical perfomances.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der. Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor. Latin circus Latin -ēnsis Latin circēnsēs Latin lūdī circēnsēsellip. Latin circēnsēs Ellipsis of lūdī circēnsēs.

Descendants
  • Armenianկրկեսfrom Ancient Greek κιρκήσιον

Quick answers

What does circēnsēs mean in Latin?
circēnsēs, a noun, means “games of the circus”.
What is the genitive of circēnsēs?
The genitive singular is circēnsium. circēnsēs is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce circēnsēs?
In classical Latin, [kɪrˈkẽː.seːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [t͡ʃirˈt͡ʃɛn.ses].