LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbsecond conjugation

circumteneō

circumteneō (present infinitive circumtenēre, perfect active circumtenuī, supine circumtentum)
Classical[kɪr.kʊnˈtɛ.ne.oː]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃir.kunˈtɛː.ne.o]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinto keep around, possess

Conjugation conjugation 2

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.circumteneōcircumtenēbamcircumtenēbōcircumtenuīcircumtenueramcircumtenuerō
2nd sg.circumtenēscircumtenēbāscircumtenēbiscircumtenuistīcircumtenuerāscircumtenueris
3rd sg.circumtenetcircumtenēbatcircumtenēbitcircumtenuitcircumtenueratcircumtenuerit
1st pl.circumtenēmuscircumtenēbāmuscircumtenēbimuscircumtenuimuscircumtenuerāmuscircumtenuerimus
2nd pl.circumtenētiscircumtenēbātiscircumtenēbitiscircumtenuistiscircumtenuerātiscircumtenueritis
3rd pl.circumtenentcircumtenēbantcircumtenēbuntcircumtenuērunt
circumtenuēre
circumtenuerantcircumtenuerint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.circumteneamcircumtenēremcircumtenuerimcircumtenuissem
2nd sg.circumteneāscircumtenērēscircumtenuerīscircumtenuissēs
3rd sg.circumteneatcircumtenēretcircumtenueritcircumtenuisset
1st pl.circumteneāmuscircumtenērēmuscircumtenuerīmuscircumtenuissēmus
2nd pl.circumteneātiscircumtenērētiscircumtenuerītiscircumtenuissētis
3rd pl.circumteneantcircumtenērentcircumtenuerintcircumtenuissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.circumteneorcircumtenēbarcircumtenēbor
2nd sg.circumtenēris
circumtenēre
circumtenēbāris
circumtenēbāre
circumtenēberis
circumtenēbere
3rd sg.circumtenēturcircumtenēbāturcircumtenēbitur
1st pl.circumtenēmurcircumtenēbāmurcircumtenēbimur
2nd pl.circumtenēminīcircumtenēbāminīcircumtenēbiminī
3rd pl.circumtenenturcircumtenēbanturcircumtenēbuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.circumtenearcircumtenērer
2nd sg.circumteneāris
circumteneāre
circumtenērēris
circumtenērēre
3rd sg.circumteneāturcircumtenērētur
1st pl.circumteneāmurcircumtenērēmur
2nd pl.circumteneāminīcircumtenērēminī
3rd pl.circumteneanturcircumtenērentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.circumtenēcircumtenēre
pres. 2nd pl.circumtenētecircumtenēminī
fut. 2nd sg.circumtenētōcircumtenētor
fut. 3rd sg.circumtenētōcircumtenētor
fut. 2nd pl.circumtenētōte—
fut. 3rd pl.circumtenentōcircumtenentor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivecircumtenērecircumtenērī
perfect infinitivecircumtenuissecircumtentum esse
future infinitivecircumtentūrum essecircumtentum īrī
present participlecircumtenēns—
perfect participle—circumtentus
circumtenta, circumtentā, circumtentae, circumtentam, circumtentārum, circumtentās, circumtente, circumtentī, circumtentīs, circumtentō, circumtentōrum, circumtentōs
future participlecircumtentūrus
circumtentūra, circumtentūrā, circumtentūrae, circumtentūram, circumtentūrārum, circumtentūrās, circumtentūre, circumtentūrī, circumtentūrīs, circumtentūrō, circumtentūrōrum, circumtentūrōs, circumtentūrum
circumtenendus
circumtenenda, circumtenendā, circumtenendae, circumtenendam, circumtenendārum, circumtenendās, circumtenende, circumtenendīs, circumtenendōrum, circumtenendōs
gerundcircumtenendī, circumtenendō, circumtenendumsupinecircumtentum, circumtentū

circum-tĕnĕo, ēre,
I. to keep around, to possess, Vulg. 4 Esdr. 16, 40.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der. Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor. Latin circus Latin circum Latin circum- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *tn̥eh₁yéti Proto-Italic *tenēō Latin teneō Latin circumteneō From circum- (“around, about”) + teneō (“hold, restrain”).

Quick answers

What does circumteneō mean in Latin?
circumteneō, a verb, means “to keep around, possess”.
What are the principal parts of circumteneō?
circumteneō, circumtenēre, circumtenuī, circumtentum (second conjugation).
How do you pronounce circumteneō?
In classical Latin, [kɪr.kʊnˈtɛ.ne.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [t͡ʃir.kunˈtɛː.ne.o].