English → Latin
“around” in Latin
circusa circular line or orbit; circle, ring; a racecourse or space where games are held, especially one that is round; the spcircāaround; about; on both sidescircumequitōto ride around on horsebacklocusplace (referring to a specific location); a passage of literature; opportunity; cause; occasion; groundscircumvolvōto roll oneself around; revolve, wind or twine around; to cause to roll or revolve aroundcircumspiciōto look around, over, for, upon; to survey, examine or review; to seek or search for, look about for something with desi
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
around
Preposition, circum: circa [Vid: ABOUT] : Adverb, circum: totus circum: in circuitu. Often by circum in composition: to ride around, circumequitare or equo circumvehi (locum): to roll around, circumvolvere (transitively), circumvolvi (intransitively). Sometimes by per: to look around, circumspicere: circumspectare: oculos circumferre: perlustrare (omnia, etc.): to wander around, pervagari (locum): to look around in a threatening way, oculos minaciter circumferre: to dig a trench around a city, oppidum fossa (vallo fossaque) circumdare.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for around?
- The usual Latin words for “around” are circus, circā, circumequitō; also locus, circumvolvō, circumspiciō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.