"Circe" meaning in Latin

See Circe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ˈkɪr.keː] [Classical-Latin], [ˈt͡ʃir.t͡ʃe] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κίρκη (Kírkē). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:bor|grc:Κίρκη|text=+|title=Circē|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "Κίρκη", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "Circē", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="Circē"> Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κίρκη (Kírkē). Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Circē<1>}} Circē f sg (genitive Circēs); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Circē<1>}} Forms: Circē [canonical, feminine, singular], Circēs [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Circē [nominative, singular], Circēs [genitive, singular], Circae [dative, singular], Circēn [accusative, singular], Circē [ablative, singular], Circē [singular, vocative], Circā [alternative]
  1. Circe, a name, particularly the sorceress who appears in Homer's Odyssey. Tags: declension-1 Derived forms: Circaeus, Circēienses, Circēii Related terms: Aeaea, Aeetēs, Ulixēs
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