LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

circumferentia

circumferentia f (genitive circumferentiae)
Classical[kɪr.kũː.fɛˈrɛn.ti.a]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃir.kum.feˈrɛn.t͡si.a]

Meaning

  1. femininecircumference, circle

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecircumferentiacircumferentiae
genitivecircumferentiaecircumferentiārum
dativecircumferentiaecircumferentiīs
accusativecircumferentiamcircumferentiās
ablativecircumferentiācircumferentiīs
vocativecircumferentiacircumferentiae

circumfĕrentĭa, ae, f. circumfero,
I. a circumference (post-class.): sedilium, App. Flor. 18, p. 359; Mart. Cap. 8, § 817; Front. Expos. Form. p. 33 Goes.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin circumferentia From circumferens (“carry around”) + -ia.

Descendants
  • Catalancircumferència
  • Englishcircumference
  • Italiancirconferenza
  • Frenchcirconférencefrom Old French circonference
  • Portuguesecircunferência
  • Romaniancircumferință
  • Spanishcircunferencia
  • Normancirconféthencefrom Old French circonference

Quick answers

What does circumferentia mean in Latin?
circumferentia, a noun, means “circumference, circle”.
What is the genitive of circumferentia?
The genitive singular is circumferentiae. circumferentia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce circumferentia?
In classical Latin, [kɪr.kũː.fɛˈrɛn.ti.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [t͡ʃir.kum.feˈrɛn.t͡si.a].