circumlocutio

Latin

Etymology

From circumloquor (“I circumlocute, periphrase”) +‎ -tiō.

Pronunciation

Noun

circumlocūtiō f (genitive circumlocūtiōnis); third declension

  1. circumlocution, periphrasis

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative circumlocūtiō circumlocūtiōnēs
Genitive circumlocūtiōnis circumlocūtiōnum
Dative circumlocūtiōnī circumlocūtiōnibus
Accusative circumlocūtiōnem circumlocūtiōnēs
Ablative circumlocūtiōne circumlocūtiōnibus
Vocative circumlocūtiō circumlocūtiōnēs

Descendants
  • Italian: circonlocuzione
  • Spanish: circunlocución

References
  • “circumlocutio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • circumlocutio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • circumlocutio in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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