LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation

circumfluō

circumfluō (present infinitive circumfluere, perfect active circumflūxī, supine circumflūxum)
Classical[kɪrˈkũː.fɫu.oː]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃirˈkum.flu.o]

Meaning

  1. transitiveto flow around something
  2. intransitiveto flow around
  3. figurativelyto flock around, encompass, surround
  4. figurativelywith ablativeto be in rich in, abound in, overflow with

Conjugation conjugation 3

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.circumfluōcircumfluēbamcircumfluamcircumflūxīcircumflūxeramcircumflūxerō
2nd sg.circumfluiscircumfluēbāscircumfluēscircumflūxistīcircumflūxerāscircumflūxeris
3rd sg.circumfluitcircumfluēbatcircumfluetcircumflūxitcircumflūxeratcircumflūxerit
1st pl.circumfluimuscircumfluēbāmuscircumfluēmuscircumflūximuscircumflūxerāmuscircumflūxerimus
2nd pl.circumfluitiscircumfluēbātiscircumfluētiscircumflūxistiscircumflūxerātiscircumflūxeritis
3rd pl.circumfluuntcircumfluēbantcircumfluentcircumflūxērunt
circumflūxēre		circumflūxerantcircumflūxerint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.circumfluamcircumflueremcircumflūxerimcircumflūxissem
2nd sg.circumfluāscircumfluerēscircumflūxerīscircumflūxissēs
3rd sg.circumfluatcircumflueretcircumflūxeritcircumflūxisset
1st pl.circumfluāmuscircumfluerēmuscircumflūxerīmuscircumflūxissēmus
2nd pl.circumfluātiscircumfluerētiscircumflūxerītiscircumflūxissētis
3rd pl.circumfluantcircumfluerentcircumflūxerintcircumflūxissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.circumfluorcircumfluēbarcircumfluar
2nd sg.circumflueris
circumfluere		circumfluēbāris
circumfluēbāre		circumfluēris
circumfluēre
3rd sg.circumfluiturcircumfluēbāturcircumfluētur
1st pl.circumfluimurcircumfluēbāmurcircumfluēmur
2nd pl.circumfluiminīcircumfluēbāminīcircumfluēminī
3rd pl.circumfluunturcircumfluēbanturcircumfluentur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.circumfluarcircumfluerer
2nd sg.circumfluāris
circumfluāre		circumfluerēris
circumfluerēre
3rd sg.circumfluāturcircumfluerētur
1st pl.circumfluāmurcircumfluerēmur
2nd pl.circumfluāminīcircumfluerēminī
3rd pl.circumfluanturcircumfluerentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.circumfluecircumfluere
pres. 2nd pl.circumfluitecircumfluiminī
fut. 2nd sg.circumfluitōcircumfluitor
fut. 3rd sg.circumfluitōcircumfluitor
fut. 2nd pl.circumfluitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.circumfluuntōcircumfluuntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivecircumfluerecircumfluī
perfect infinitivecircumflūxissecircumflūxum esse
future infinitivecircumflūxūrum essecircumflūxum īrī
present participlecircumfluēns—
perfect participle—circumflūxus
circumflūxa, circumflūxā, circumflūxae, circumflūxam, circumflūxārum, circumflūxās, circumflūxe, circumflūxīs, circumflūxō, circumflūxōrum, circumflūxōs
future participlecircumflūxūrus
circumflūxūra, circumflūxūrā, circumflūxūrae, circumflūxūram, circumflūxūrārum, circumflūxūrās, circumflūxūre, circumflūxūrī, circumflūxūrīs, circumflūxūrō, circumflūxūrōrum, circumflūxūrōs, circumflūxūrum		circumfluendus
circumfluenda, circumfluendā, circumfluendae, circumfluendam, circumfluendārum, circumfluendās, circumfluende, circumfluendīs, circumfluendōrum, circumfluendōs
gerundcircumfluendī, circumfluendō, circumfluendumsupinecircumflūxum, circumflūxū

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

omnibus opibus circumfluere
to be very rich; to be in a position of affluence.

circum-flŭo, xi, 3, v. n. and a.
I. , to flow round (class. in prose and poetry).
(a). Neutr.: in poculis repletis circumfluere quod supersit, flows over all around, Plin. 2, 65, 68, § 163; cf. Curt. 8, 8, 12.—
(b). Act.: utrumque latus circumfluit aequoris unda, Ov. M. 13, 779: Cariam circumfluunt Maeander et Orsinus, Plin. 5, 29, 29, § 108; cf.: cum aliae aquae subterfluant terras, aliae circumfluant, Sen. Q. N. 3, 30, 4; Dig. 41, 1, 30, § 2; Ov. M. 3, 74: cum (oceanus) omnis terras circumfluat, Gell. 12, 13, 20: Smyrna, quam circumfluit Meles fluvius, Mart. Cap. 6, § 686; Sen. Suas. 1, 4; 2, 5.—
II. Trop.
A. In gen., to flock around, encompass, surround: mulos circumfluxisse (lupum) et ungulis caedendo eum occidisse, Varr. R. R. 2, 9, 2: circumfluxit nos cervorum, aprorum, etc., multitudo, id. ib. 3, 13, 3; cf. robora (dracones), Luc. 3, 421.—
B. To be present or exist in rich abundance, to abound, overflow: circumfluentibus undique eloquentiae copiis, * Quint. 12, 10, 78: circumfluentibus quietae felicitatis insignibus, Just. 18, 7, 10.—Also with acc. pers.: secundis rebus, quae circumfluunt vos, insanire coepistis, Curt. 10, 2, 2.—
C. Circumfluere aliquā re, like abundare, to overflow with, to have an abundance, to be rich in: omnibus copiis, atque in omnium rerum abundantiā vivere, Cic. Lael. 15, 52: circumfluens gloriā, id. Att. 2, 21, 3: Catilina circumfluens Arretinorum exercitu, id. Mur. 24, 49.—Also absol.: circumfluere atque abundare, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 4, § 9: insatiabilis avaritiae est, adhuc inplere velle, quod jam circumfluit, Curt. 8, 8, 12.—Of too great copiousness of diction: nec redundans, nec circumfluens oratio, too copious, Cic. Brut. 55, 203.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der. Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor. Latin circus Latin circum Latin circum- Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti? Latin fluō Latin circumfluō From circum- + fluō (“to flow”).

Descendants
  • Italiancirconfluire
  • Portuguesecircunfluir

In English words that came into English from circumfluō

  • circumfluentcircumfluere

Quick answers

What does circumfluō mean in Latin?
circumfluō, a verb, means “to flow around something; to flow around; to flock around, encompass, surround”.
What are the principal parts of circumfluō?
circumfluō, circumfluere, circumflūxī, circumflūxum (third conjugation).
How do you pronounce circumfluō?
In classical Latin, [kɪrˈkũː.fɫu.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [t͡ʃirˈkum.flu.o].