verbthird conjugation
circumcīdō
circumcīdō (present infinitive circumcīdere, perfect active circumcīdī, supine circumcīsum)
Classical[kɪr.kʊŋˈkiː.doː]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃir.kun̠ʲˈt͡ʃiː.do]
Meaning
- to cut around, make an incision around, clip, trim; circumcise; ring (a bark)
- to cut off, shorten, diminish, abridge, circumscribe; get rid of, abolish
- to lop or cut off, remove
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | circumcīdō | circumcīdēbam | circumcīdam | circumcīdī | circumcīderam | circumcīderō |
| 2nd sg. | circumcīdis | circumcīdēbās | circumcīdēs | circumcīdistī | circumcīderās | circumcīderis |
| 3rd sg. | circumcīdit | circumcīdēbat | circumcīdet | circumcīdit | circumcīderat | circumcīderit |
| 1st pl. | circumcīdimus | circumcīdēbāmus | circumcīdēmus | circumcīdimus | circumcīderāmus | circumcīderimus |
| 2nd pl. | circumcīditis | circumcīdēbātis | circumcīdētis | circumcīdistis | circumcīderātis | circumcīderitis |
| 3rd pl. | circumcīdunt | circumcīdēbant | circumcīdent | circumcīdērunt circumcīdēre | circumcīderant | circumcīderint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | circumcīdam | circumcīderem | circumcīderim | circumcīdissem |
| 2nd sg. | circumcīdās | circumcīderēs | circumcīderīs | circumcīdissēs |
| 3rd sg. | circumcīdat | circumcīderet | circumcīderit | circumcīdisset |
| 1st pl. | circumcīdāmus | circumcīderēmus | circumcīderīmus | circumcīdissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | circumcīdātis | circumcīderētis | circumcīderītis | circumcīdissētis |
| 3rd pl. | circumcīdant | circumcīderent | circumcīderint | circumcīdissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | circumcīdor | circumcīdēbar | circumcīdar |
| 2nd sg. | circumcīderis circumcīdere | circumcīdēbāris circumcīdēbāre | circumcīdēris circumcīdēre |
| 3rd sg. | circumcīditur | circumcīdēbātur | circumcīdētur |
| 1st pl. | circumcīdimur | circumcīdēbāmur | circumcīdēmur |
| 2nd pl. | circumcīdiminī | circumcīdēbāminī | circumcīdēminī |
| 3rd pl. | circumcīduntur | circumcīdēbantur | circumcīdentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | circumcīdar | circumcīderer |
| 2nd sg. | circumcīdāris circumcīdāre | circumcīderēris circumcīderēre |
| 3rd sg. | circumcīdātur | circumcīderētur |
| 1st pl. | circumcīdāmur | circumcīderēmur |
| 2nd pl. | circumcīdāminī | circumcīderēminī |
| 3rd pl. | circumcīdantur | circumcīderentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | circumcīde | circumcīdere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | circumcīdite | circumcīdiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | circumcīditō | circumcīditor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | circumcīditō | circumcīditor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | circumcīditōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | circumcīduntō | circumcīduntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | circumcīdere | circumcīdī |
| perfect infinitive | circumcīdisse | circumcīsum esse |
| future infinitive | circumcīsūrum esse | circumcīsum īrī |
| present participle | circumcīdēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | circumcīsus circumcīsa, circumcīsā, circumcīsae, circumcīsam, circumcīsārum, circumcīsās, circumcīse, circumcīsī, circumcīsīs, circumcīsō, circumcīsōrum, circumcīsōs |
| future participle | circumcīsūrus circumcīsūra, circumcīsūrā, circumcīsūrae, circumcīsūram, circumcīsūrārum, circumcīsūrās, circumcīsūre, circumcīsūrī, circumcīsūrīs, circumcīsūrō, circumcīsūrōrum, circumcīsūrōs, circumcīsūrum | circumcīdendus circumcīdundus, circumcīdenda, circumcīdendā, circumcīdendae, circumcīdendam, circumcīdendārum, circumcīdendās, circumcīdende, circumcīdendīs, circumcīdendōrum, circumcīdendōs |
gerundcircumcīdendī, circumcīdendō, circumcīdendumsupinecircumcīsum, circumcīsū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- errorem amputare et circumcīdere
- to banish an error, do away with a false impression.
circum-cīdo, cīdi, cīsum, 3, v. a. caedo,
I. to cut around, cut, clip, trim (orig. in agriculture;
syn.: amputo, reseco): ars agricolarum, quae circumcidat, amputet, erigat, etc., Cic. Fin. 5, 14, 39: gemmam acuto scalpello circumcidito... ejusdem spatii corticem circumcidito, Col. Arb. 26, 8; 12, 36: latera scrobis, id. 5, 9, 9: arbores ad medullam, Plin. 16, 39, 74, § 191: aciem, Lucr. 3, 412: caespitem gladiis, Caes. B. G. 5, 42: ungues, Cels. 7, 26, 2: volnus, Plin. 25, 5, 25, § 61: genitalia (Judaeorum), to circumcise, Tac. H. 5, 5; cf. Petr. 102, 14; Gell. 17, 15, 7; Cels. 7, 25 init.—II. Trop., to cut off, shorten, diminish, abridge, circumscribe (very freq. in prose;
syn.: amputo, reseco, demo, aufero): testatur saepe Chrysippus, tres solas esse sententias, quae defendi possint, de finibus bonorum: circumcidit et amputat multitudinem, Cic. Ac. 2, 45, 138; so with amputo, id. de Or. 1, 15, 65; id. Fin. 1, 13, 44: sumptus circumcisi aut sublati, Liv. 32, 27, 4; so, impensam funeri, Phaedr. 4, 19, 25: circumcisā omni negotiosā actione, Cels. 4, 25: circumcidendum vinum est in totum annum, to be abstained from, id. 4, 20.—Of discourse, to lop or cut off, to remove: circumcisis rebus, quae non arbitror pertinere ad agriculturam, Varr. R. R. 1, 1, 11: circumcidat, si quid redundabit, Quint. 10, 2, 28; 4, 2, 42 Spald.: (oratio) rotunda et undique circumcisa, id. 8, 5, 27; 10, 1, 104: ineptas quaestiones, Sen. Contr. 2, 11.—Hence, cir-cumcīsus, a, um, P. a., lit. cut off around, cut off; hence, A. Of localities = abscisus, abruptus, cut off from connection with the region around, steep, precipitous, inaccessible:
saxum, Cic. Rep. 2, 6, 11: Henna ab omni aditu circumcisa atque directa, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 48, § 107: collis ex omni parte circumcisus, Caes. B. G. 7, 36. —B. Trop., abridged, short, brief (so prob. not before the Aug. per.):
quid enim tam circumcisum, tam breve, quam hominis vita longissima? Plin. Ep. 3, 7, 11.—Of discourse: circumcisae orationes et breves, Plin. Ep. 1, 20, 4; cf. supra, Quint. 8, 5, 27. —Adv.: circumcīsē, briefly: rem ante oculos ponere circumcise atque velociter, Quint. 8, 3, 81; * Suet. Rhet. 6; Macr. 5, 1.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
circumcīdō cīdī, cīsus, ere
circum + caedo, to cut around, cut, clip, trim: ars agricolarum, quae circumcidat: gladiis caespites, Cs.—Fig., to cut off, diminish, abridge, circumscribe, get rid of, abolish: multitudinem: impensam funeri, Ph.: circumcisis quae in quaestum reperta, Ta.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der. Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor. Latin circus Latin circum Latin circum- Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kh₂éydeti Proto-Italic *kaidō Latin caedō Latin circumcīdō From circum- + caedō (“to cut, hew”).
Descendants
- Catalancircumcidar
- Englishcircumcise
- Frenchcirconcire
- Italiancirconcidere
- Portuguesecircuncidar
- Romaniancircumcide
- Spanishcircuncidar
- Galiciancircuncidar
In English words that came into English from circumcīdō
- circumcisioncircumcīsiō
- circumcisecircumcīsus
- circumcisorcircumcīsor