LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

circes

circes m (genitive circitis)
Classical[ˈkɪr.kɛs]Ecclesiastical[ˈt͡ʃir.t͡ʃes]

Meaning

  1. masculinecircle
  2. masculinespecificallythe circumference of the Roman circus

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecircescircitēs
genitivecircitiscircitum
dativecircitīcircitibus
accusativecircitemcircitēs
ablativecircitecircitibus
vocativecircescircitēs

circĕs, itis, m. circum-ire,
I. a circle (ante- and post-class.): ut parvi circuli Anuli, sic magni dicebantur circites Ani, Varr L. L. 6, § 8 Müll.; Sid. Carm. 22, 222. —So of the circumference of the circus, Sid. Carm. 23, 381.

Origins

Perhaps from circumeō (compare -es), or from circus or circen.

Quick answers

What does circes mean in Latin?
circes, a noun, means “circle; the circumference of the Roman circus”.
What is the genitive of circes?
The genitive singular is circitis. circes is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce circes?
In classical Latin, [ˈkɪr.kɛs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈt͡ʃir.t͡ʃes].