circiter

Latin

Etymology

From circus (“circle, ring”) +‎ -ter.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkir.ki.ter/, [ˈkɪrkɪt̪ɛr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃir.t͡ʃi.ter/, [ˈt͡ʃirt͡ʃit̪er]

Preposition

circiter (+ accusative)

1. (of place) near, close, round about

   hunc locum circiter

   close to this place

2. (of time) near, close, about

Adverb

circiter (not comparable)

1. (of place) on every side; near, round about
2. (of time) near, close, about

   mediā circiter nocte

   about midnight

3. (of number) near, close, about, approximately

   circiter pars quarta

   about four parts

Related terms

Related terms

• circā
• circulāris
• circulātim
• circulātiō
• circulātor
• circulātōrius
• circulātrīx
• circulō
• circulor
• circulus
• circum
• circus

References

• “circiter”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “circiter”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• circiter in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • about a hundred of our men fell: nostri circiter centum ceciderunt