circumduco
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom circum- (“circum-”) + dūcō (“I lead, guide”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /kir.kumˈduː.koː/, [kɪrkʊn̪ˈd̪uːkoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃir.kumˈdu.ko/, [t͡ʃirkumˈd̪uːko]
Verb
editcircumdūcō (present infinitive circumdūcere, perfect active circumdūxī, supine circumductum); third conjugation, irregular short imperative
- to lead or draw around; show around
- (figuratively) to deceive, cheat, impose upon, mislead
- (figuratively) to prolong, speak in a roundabout manner
- (figuratively, of a sound) to drawl out
- (figuratively, law) to draw a line around a law; cancel, annul, abrogate
Conjugation
editDerived terms
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editDescendants
edit- Italian: circondurre
- Sicilian: cirundùciri
References
edit- “circumduco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “circumduco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- circumduco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- circumduco in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016