LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

circumstantia

circumstantia f (genitive circumstantiae)
Classical[kɪr.kũːˈstan.ti.a]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃir.kumˈstan.t͡si.a]

Meaning

  1. femininesurrounding (standing around)
  2. feminineencircling troops
  3. femininecircumstance

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecircumstantiacircumstantiae
genitivecircumstantiaecircumstantiārum
dativecircumstantiaecircumstantiīs
accusativecircumstantiamcircumstantiās
ablativecircumstantiācircumstantiīs
vocativecircumstantiacircumstantiae

circumstantĭa, ae, f. circumsto (post-Aug. and rare).
I. A standing round, a surrounding: hostium, Gell. 3, 7, 5: aquae, aëris, Sen. Q. N. 2, 7, 2 (as transl. of the Gr. ἀντιπερίστασις).—*
B. Concr., a surrounding circle, a band, troop: angelorum, Tert. Or. 3.—
II. Trop., the state, condition, circumstances, attribute, quality: rerum negotiorumque, Gell. 14, 1, 15; 14, 2, 2; Tert. Bapt. 17: hoc genus argumentorum sane dicamus ex circumstantiā, quia περίστασιν dicere aliter non possumus, * Quint. 5, 10, 104.

Origins

From circumstāns.

Descendants
  • Catalancircumstància
  • Englishcircumstance
  • Frenchcirconstance
  • Italiancircostanza
  • Portuguesecircunstância
  • Romaniancircumstanță
  • Spanishcircunstancia
  • GermanUmstand
  • Asturiancircunstancia
  • Galiciancircunstancia

In English words that came into English from circumstantia

  • circumstancecircumstantia
  • circumstantialcircumstantia

Quick answers

What does circumstantia mean in Latin?
circumstantia, a noun, means “surrounding (standing around); encircling troops; circumstance”.
What is the genitive of circumstantia?
The genitive singular is circumstantiae. circumstantia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce circumstantia?
In classical Latin, [kɪr.kũːˈstan.ti.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [t͡ʃir.kumˈstan.t͡si.a].