circensis

Latin

Etymology

From circus +‎ -ēnsis.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [kɪrˈkẽː.sɪs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃirˈt͡ʃɛn.sis]

Adjective

circēnsis (neuter circēnse); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. (relational) circus

   ludi circenses ― circus games

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	circēnsis	circēnse		circēnsēs	circēnsia
genitive	circēnsis			circēnsium
dative	circēnsī			circēnsibus
accusative	circēnsem	circēnse		circēnsīs circēnsēs	circēnsia
ablative	circēnsī			circēnsibus
vocative	circēnsis	circēnse		circēnsēs	circēnsia

Derived terms

• Catalan: circense

References

• “circensis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “circensis”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • performances in the circus; theatrical perfomances: ludi circenses, scaenici