LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adverb

circumcircā

circumcircā (not comparable)
Classical[kɪr.kʊŋˈkɪr.kaː]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃir.kun̠ʲˈt͡ʃir.ka]

Meaning

  1. not comparableall around

circum-circā, adv., a strengthened circum or circa,
I. all around (cf. the Heb. , Vulg. Ezech. 40, 5; the Gr. ἀμφὶ τερί; and our round about—very rare, perh. only in the foll. exs.; and acc. to Serg. ap. Don. p. 1855 P. also in Cato): ubi erat haec defossa, occoepit scalpturire ibi ungulis circumcirca, * Plaut. Aul. 3, 4, 9: coepi regiones circumcirca prospicere, Sulp. ap. Cic. Fam. 4, 5, 4; Auct. B. Hisp. 41; App. M. 11, p. 258, 23; cf. Prisc. p. 989 sq. P.; Serg. ap. Don. 1. 1.; Hand, Turs. II. p. 73.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der. Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor. Latin circus Latin circum Latin circum- ▲ Latin circum Latin circā Latin circumcircā From circum- (“circum-”) + circā (“around, about”).

Descendants
  • Italiancircumcirca

Quick answers

What does circumcircā mean in Latin?
circumcircā, a adverb, means “all around”.
How do you pronounce circumcircā?
In classical Latin, [kɪr.kʊŋˈkɪr.kaː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [t͡ʃir.kun̠ʲˈt͡ʃir.ka].