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circumloquor

circumloquor

Latin

Verb

circumloquor ‎(present infinitive circumloquī, perfect active circumlocūtus sum); third conjugation, deponent

  1. I make use of circumlocution or periphrasis, circumlocute.

Inflection

   Conjugation of circumloquor (third conjugation, deponent)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present circumloquor circumloqueris, circumloquere circumloquitur circumloquimur circumloquiminī circumloquuntur
imperfect circumloquēbar circumloquēbāris, circumloquēbāre circumloquēbātur circumloquēbāmur circumloquēbāminī circumloquēbantur
future circumloquar circumloquēris, circumloquēre circumloquētur circumloquēmur circumloquēminī circumloquentur
perfect circumlocūtus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect circumlocūtus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect circumlocūtus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present circumloquar circumloquāris, circumloquāre circumloquātur circumloquāmur circumloquāminī circumloquantur
imperfect circumloquerer circumloquerēris, circumloquerēre circumloquerētur circumloquerēmur circumloquerēminī circumloquerentur
perfect circumlocūtus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect circumlocūtus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — circumloquere — — circumloquiminī —
future — circumloquitor circumloquitor — — circumloquuntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives circumloquī circumlocūtus esse circumlocūtūrus esse — — —
participles circumloquēns circumlocūtus circumlocūtūrus — — circumloquendus
verbal nouns gerund supine
nominative genitive dative/ablative accusative accusative ablative
circumloquī circumloquendī circumloquendō circumloquendum circumlocūtum circumlocūtū

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References

Etymology

From circum- ‎(“around, about”) +‎ loquor ‎(“I say, speak”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /kirˈkum.lo.kʷor/, [kɪrˈkʊm.ɫɔ.kʷɔr]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃirˈkum.lo.kwor/, [t͡ʃirˈkum.lɔ.kwɔr], [t͡ʃirˈkum.lo.kwor]

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