LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

circumspectiō

circumspectiō f (genitive circumspectiōnis)
Classical[kɪr.kũːˈspɛk.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃir.kumˈspɛk.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. looking around
  2. caution, circumspection; foresight

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecircumspectiōcircumspectiōnēs
genitivecircumspectiōniscircumspectiōnum
dativecircumspectiōnīcircumspectiōnibus
accusativecircumspectiōnemcircumspectiōnēs
ablativecircumspectiōnecircumspectiōnibus
vocativecircumspectiōcircumspectiōnēs

circumspectĭo, ōnis, f. circumspicio. *
I. Prop., a looking on all sides, a looking about: singulorum, sibi horizontem facit, Macr. Somn. Scip. 1, 15, 17.—
II. Trop., foresight, circumspection, caution (v. circumspicio, I. B.): circumspectio et accurata consideratio, Cic. Ac. 2, 11, 35; Fragm. Val. § 35: prudentiae insunt ratio, intellectus, circumspectio, Macr. Somn. Scip. 1, 8, 7.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin circumspectiō From circumspiciō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalancircumspecció
  • Englishcircumspectionfrom Middle English circumspeccioun
  • Frenchcirconspectionfrom Middle French circonspection
  • Italiancircospezione
  • Portuguesecircunspeção
  • Romaniancircumspecție
  • Spanishcircunspección
  • Galiciancircunspección

In English words that came into English from circumspectiō

  • circumspectioncircumspectiō

Quick answers

What does circumspectiō mean in Latin?
circumspectiō, a noun, means “looking around; caution, circumspection; foresight”.
What is the genitive of circumspectiō?
The genitive singular is circumspectiōnis. circumspectiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce circumspectiō?
In classical Latin, [kɪr.kũːˈspɛk.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [t͡ʃir.kumˈspɛk.t͡si.o].