LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation, no perfect or supine stems

circitō

circitō (present infinitive circitāre)
Classical[ˈkɪr.kɪ.toː]Ecclesiastical[ˈt͡ʃir.t͡ʃi.to]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinto go around as hawker, peddler, or solicitor; to hawk, peddle
  2. Late Latinto frequent

Conjugation conjugation 1 perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.circitōcircitābamcircitābō———
2nd sg.circitāscircitābāscircitābis———
3rd sg.circitatcircitābatcircitābit———
1st pl.circitāmuscircitābāmuscircitābimus———
2nd pl.circitātiscircitābātiscircitābitis———
3rd pl.circitantcircitābantcircitābunt———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.circitemcircitārem——
2nd sg.circitēscircitārēs——
3rd sg.circitetcircitāret——
1st pl.circitēmuscircitārēmus——
2nd pl.circitētiscircitārētis——
3rd pl.circitentcircitārent——
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.circitorcircitābarcircitābor
2nd sg.circitāris
circitāre
circitābāris
circitābāre
circitāberis
circitābere
3rd sg.circitāturcircitābāturcircitābitur
1st pl.circitāmurcircitābāmurcircitābimur
2nd pl.circitāminīcircitābāminīcircitābiminī
3rd pl.circitanturcircitābanturcircitābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.circitercircitārer
2nd sg.circitēris
circitēre
circitārēris
circitārēre
3rd sg.circitēturcircitārētur
1st pl.circitēmurcircitārēmur
2nd pl.circitēminīcircitārēminī
3rd pl.circitenturcircitārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.circitācircitāre
pres. 2nd pl.circitātecircitāminī
fut. 2nd sg.circitātōcircitātor
fut. 3rd sg.circitātōcircitātor
fut. 2nd pl.circitātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.circitantōcircitantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivecircitārecircitārī
present participlecircitāns—
future participle—circitandus
circitanda, circitandā, circitandae, circitandam, circitandārum, circitandās, circitande, circitandīs, circitandōrum, circitandōs
gerundcircitandī, circitandō, circitandum

circĭto, āre, 1,
I. v freq. a. [for circuito, from circueo for circumeo], to frequent, make busy: omnes istae artes, quibus aut circitatur civitas aut strepit. Sen. Ep. 90, 19; cf.: circito, περινοστῶ: circitat et circat, κυκλεύει, Gloss. Labb.

Origins

Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor. Latin circus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin circō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus ▲ Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin -itō Latin circitō From circō + -itō.

Descendants
  • Romaniancerceta
  • Romaniancercetare

Quick answers

What does circitō mean in Latin?
circitō, a verb, means “to go around as hawker, peddler, or solicitor; to hawk, peddle; to frequent”.
What are the principal parts of circitō?
circitō, circitāre (first conjugation, no perfect or supine stems).
How do you pronounce circitō?
In classical Latin, [ˈkɪr.kɪ.toː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈt͡ʃir.t͡ʃi.to].