"circa" meaning in Italian

See circa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃir.ka/
Rhymes: -irka Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin circā. Etymology templates: {{ety|it|:lbor|la:circā}} [Appendix:Glossary#learned_borrowing|Learned borrowing]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "hawk", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "turn", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*(s)ker-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "κίρκος", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "circus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "circum", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "circā", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "circa", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "it" }" data-lang="it" data-title="circa">, {{lbor|it|la|circā}} Learned borrowing from Latin circā, {{ety|it|:lbor|la:circā}} Head templates: {{it-adv}} circa
  1. about, approximately
    Sense id: en-circa-it-adv-8~9R4mOv

Preposition

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃir.ka/
Rhymes: -irka Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin circā. Etymology templates: {{ety|it|:lbor|la:circā}} [Appendix:Glossary#learned_borrowing|Learned borrowing]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "hawk", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "turn", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*(s)ker-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "κίρκος", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "circus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "circum", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "circā", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "circa", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "it" }" data-lang="it" data-title="circa">, {{lbor|it|la|circā}} Learned borrowing from Latin circā, {{ety|it|:lbor|la:circā}} Head templates: {{head|it|preposition}} circa
  1. regarding, concerning
    Sense id: en-circa-it-prep-VX20T28b Categories (other): Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries, Italian entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, Italian entries with etymon, Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian prepositions, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 0 0 0 13 0 12 13 14 5 12 14 4 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 0 13 0 12 13 14 5 12 14 4 13 Disambiguation of Italian entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 0 100 Disambiguation of Italian entries with etymon: 0 100 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 0 100 Disambiguation of Italian prepositions: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 0 28 0 25 19 0 28 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 0 28 0 25 19 0 28

Alternative forms

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