circum-

See also: circum

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin circum-.

Prefix

circum-

1. around, surrounding

Synonyms

• (around): peri-, para-

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with circum-

Related terms

• circumcise
• circumcision
• circumference

 

Translations

prefix meaning "around"

• Hungarian: körül- (hu)
• Icelandic: um-
• Ido: cirkum-
• Italian: circum-, circon-
• Old English: ymb-
• Polish: około- (pl)
• Portuguese: circum-, circun-
• Russian: около- (ru) (okolo-)

See also

• circa

Italian

Etymology

From Latin circum-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃir.kum/
• Hyphenation: cir‧cum-

Prefix

circum-

1. circum-

   Synonym: circon-

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with circum-

Latin

Etymology

Combining form of circum (“round about”, “in a circle around”, adverb and preposition).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kir.kum/, [kɪrkʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃir.kum/, [t͡ʃirkum]

Prefix

circum-

1. circum- (round, about)

Usage notes

• Derivations of this suffix frequently occur divisim.

Derived terms

Latin terms prefixed with circum-

References

• “circum III”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “circum-” on page 318/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• circun-

Etymology

From Latin circum-.

Prefix

circum-

1. circum- (around)

Usage notes

Circum- with a hyphen is used before M, N, H and vowels, otherwise circun- with no hyphen is used.

Derived terms

Portuguese terms prefixed with circum-

Spanish

Prefix

circum-

1. Alternative form of circun-

Further reading

• “circum-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10