LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

circumluviō

circumluviō f (genitive circumluviōnis)
Classical[kɪr.kʊmˈɫʊ.wi.oː]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃir.kumˈluː.vi.o]

Meaning

  1. alluvion (the formation of land by deposition of sediment) around a piece of land
  2. alluvial land formed in this way

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecircumluviōcircumluviōnēs
genitivecircumluviōniscircumluviōnum
dativecircumluviōnīcircumluviōnibus
accusativecircumluviōnemcircumluviōnēs
ablativecircumluviōnecircumluviōnibus
vocativecircumluviōcircumluviōnēs

circum-lŭvĭo, ōnis, f.; and cir-cumlŭvĭum, ii, n. luo,
I. the accumulation of land by alluvion around a piece of land, alluvial land: jura circumluvionum, the right of using such land, Cic. de Or 1, 38, 173.—Form circumluvium, Paul. ex Fest. p. 64, 14 Müll., and Isid. Orig. 14, 8, 12.

Origins

From circumluō (“to flow around”), modelled after alluviō (“alluvion”).

Quick answers

What does circumluviō mean in Latin?
circumluviō, a noun, means “alluvion (the formation of land by deposition of sediment) around a piece of land; alluvial land formed in this way”.
What is the genitive of circumluviō?
The genitive singular is circumluviōnis. circumluviō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce circumluviō?
In classical Latin, [kɪr.kʊmˈɫʊ.wi.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [t͡ʃir.kumˈluː.vi.o].