LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

circumductiō

circumductiō f (genitive circumductiōnis)
Classical[kɪr.kʊnˈdʊk.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃir.kumˈduk.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. The act of leading or conducting around
  2. fraud, swindle

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecircumductiōcircumductiōnēs
genitivecircumductiōniscircumductiōnum
dativecircumductiōnīcircumductiōnibus
accusativecircumductiōnemcircumductiōnēs
ablativecircumductiōnecircumductiōnibus
vocativecircumductiōcircumductiōnēs

circumductĭo, ōnis, f. circumduco.
I. A leading or conducting around: aquarum, Vitr. 8, 6, 5 sq.: sphaerae, the circumference, Hyg. Astr. 1, 2; of a person, Cod. Th. 4, 8, 1.—
II. Trop. *
A. A cheating, defrauding: argenti, Plaut. Capt. 5. —
B. The expansion of a thought, a period, only in Quint. 11, 3, 39; 9, 4, 118.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin circumductiō From circumdūcō (“to lead around”) + -tiō (“-tion”).

Descendants
  • Italiancirconduzione

In English words that came into English from circumductiō

  • circumductioncircumductiō

Quick answers

What does circumductiō mean in Latin?
circumductiō, a noun, means “The act of leading or conducting around; fraud, swindle”.
What is the genitive of circumductiō?
The genitive singular is circumductiōnis. circumductiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce circumductiō?
In classical Latin, [kɪr.kʊnˈdʊk.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [t͡ʃir.kumˈduk.t͡si.o].