LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

circumlocūtiō

circumlocūtiō f (genitive circumlocūtiōnis)
Classical[kɪr.kʊm.ɫɔˈkuː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃir.kum.loˈkut.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. circumlocution, periphrasis

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecircumlocūtiōcircumlocūtiōnēs
genitivecircumlocūtiōniscircumlocūtiōnum
dativecircumlocūtiōnīcircumlocūtiōnibus
accusativecircumlocūtiōnemcircumlocūtiōnēs
ablativecircumlocūtiōnecircumlocūtiōnibus
vocativecircumlocūtiōcircumlocūtiōnēs

circumlŏcūtĭo, ōnis, f. circumloquor,
I. circumlocution, periphrasis, = περίφρασις, * Quint. 8, 6, 61; Gell. 3, 1, 5; Arn. 6, p. 210.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin circumlocūtiō From circumloquor (“to circumlocute, periphrase”) + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Italiancirconlocuzione
  • Spanishcircunlocución

In English words that came into English from circumlocūtiō

  • circumlocutioncircumlocūtiō
  • circumlocutorycircumlocūtiō

Quick answers

What does circumlocūtiō mean in Latin?
circumlocūtiō, a noun, means “circumlocution, periphrasis”.
What is the genitive of circumlocūtiō?
The genitive singular is circumlocūtiōnis. circumlocūtiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce circumlocūtiō?
In classical Latin, [kɪr.kʊm.ɫɔˈkuː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [t͡ʃir.kum.loˈkut.t͡si.o].