circuitus

circuitus

Perfect passive participle of circueō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [kɪrˈkuː.ɪ.tʊs], [kɪrˈku.ɪ.tʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃirˈkuː.i.tus]
• Note: The second syllable may be long due to compensatory lengthening from losing the nasal of circum, yet it may also be shortened due to the Latin rule of having only the last vowel in a row be allowed to be long.

Participle

circuitus (feminine circuita, neuter circuitum); first/second-declension participle

1. circulated

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	circuitus	circuita	circuitum		circuitī	circuitae	circuita
genitive	circuitī	circuitae	circuitī		circuitōrum	circuitārum	circuitōrum
dative	circuitō	circuitae	circuitō		circuitīs
accusative	circuitum	circuitam	circuitum		circuitōs	circuitās	circuita
ablative	circuitō	circuitā	circuitō		circuitīs
vocative	circuite	circuita	circuitum		circuitī	circuitae	circuita

From circumeō + -tus (forming action nouns).

Pronunciation

• circuitus:
  • (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [kɪrˈku.ɪ.tʊs]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃirˈkuː.i.tus]
• circumitūs:
  • (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [kɪrˈkʊ.mɪ.tuːs]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃirˈkuː.mi.tus]
• Note: See above.

Noun

circuitus m (genitive circuitūs); fourth declension

1. patrol
2. circuit
3. revolution (going around)
4. cycle, period
5. circumlocution

Declension

Fourth-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	circuitus	circuitūs
genitive	circuitūs	circuituum
dative	circuituī	circuitibus
accusative	circuitum	circuitūs
ablative	circuitū	circuitibus
vocative	circuitus	circuitūs