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Circinus
Circinus
See also: circinus
English
Proper noun
Circinus
- (astronomy) A small constellation of the southern winter sky, said to resemble a compass. It lies between the constellations of Centaurus and Triangulum Australe.
Derived terms
Translations
a small constellation of the southern winter sky
circinus
circinus
See also: Circinus
Latin
Noun
circinus m (genitive circinī); second declension
- A pair of compasses; a tool for measuring distances or constructing a circle.
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | circinus | circinī |
| genitive | circinī | circinōrum |
| dative | circinō | circinīs |
| accusative | circinum | circinōs |
| ablative | circinō | circinīs |
| vocative | circine | circinī |
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References
- circinus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- circinus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “circinus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- circinus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- circinus in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin