LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbsecond conjugation, no perfect or supine stems

circumtergeō

circumtergeō (present infinitive circumtergēre)
Classical[kɪr.kʊnˈtɛr.ɡe.oː]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃir.kunˈtɛr.d͡ʒe.o]

Meaning

  1. to wipe around

Conjugation conjugation 2 perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.circumtergeōcircumtergēbamcircumtergēbō———
2nd sg.circumtergēscircumtergēbāscircumtergēbis———
3rd sg.circumtergetcircumtergēbatcircumtergēbit———
1st pl.circumtergēmuscircumtergēbāmuscircumtergēbimus———
2nd pl.circumtergētiscircumtergēbātiscircumtergēbitis———
3rd pl.circumtergentcircumtergēbantcircumtergēbunt———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.circumtergeamcircumtergērem——
2nd sg.circumtergeāscircumtergērēs——
3rd sg.circumtergeatcircumtergēret——
1st pl.circumtergeāmuscircumtergērēmus——
2nd pl.circumtergeātiscircumtergērētis——
3rd pl.circumtergeantcircumtergērent——
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.circumtergeorcircumtergēbarcircumtergēbor
2nd sg.circumtergēris
circumtergēre
circumtergēbāris
circumtergēbāre
circumtergēberis
circumtergēbere
3rd sg.circumtergēturcircumtergēbāturcircumtergēbitur
1st pl.circumtergēmurcircumtergēbāmurcircumtergēbimur
2nd pl.circumtergēminīcircumtergēbāminīcircumtergēbiminī
3rd pl.circumtergenturcircumtergēbanturcircumtergēbuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.circumtergearcircumtergērer
2nd sg.circumtergeāris
circumtergeāre
circumtergērēris
circumtergērēre
3rd sg.circumtergeāturcircumtergērētur
1st pl.circumtergeāmurcircumtergērēmur
2nd pl.circumtergeāminīcircumtergērēminī
3rd pl.circumtergeanturcircumtergērentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.circumtergēcircumtergēre
pres. 2nd pl.circumtergētecircumtergēminī
fut. 2nd sg.circumtergētōcircumtergētor
fut. 3rd sg.circumtergētōcircumtergētor
fut. 2nd pl.circumtergētōte—
fut. 3rd pl.circumtergentōcircumtergentor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivecircumtergērecircumtergērī
present participlecircumtergēns—
future participle—circumtergendus
gerundcircumtergendī, circumtergendō, circumtergendum

circum-tergeo, ēre, v. a.,
I. to wipe around, Cato, R. R. 76, 2.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der. Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor. Latin circus Latin circum Latin circum- Latin tergeō Latin circumtergeō From circum- + tergeō (“rub or wipe off, cleanse”).

Quick answers

What does circumtergeō mean in Latin?
circumtergeō, a verb, means “to wipe around”.
What are the principal parts of circumtergeō?
circumtergeō, circumtergēre (second conjugation, no perfect or supine stems).
How do you pronounce circumtergeō?
In classical Latin, [kɪr.kʊnˈtɛr.ɡe.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [t͡ʃir.kunˈtɛr.d͡ʒe.o].