"circus" meaning in Latin

See circus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈkɪr.kʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈt͡ʃir.kus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Likely borrowed from Ancient Greek κρίκος (kríkos), κίρκος (kírkos, “ring”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|la|grc|κρίκος|nocap=1}} borrowed from Ancient Greek κρίκος (kríkos), {{der|la|ine-pro|*(s)ker-||to turn, bend}} Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”) Head templates: {{la-noun|circus<2>}} circus m (genitive circī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|circus<2>}} Forms: circī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], circus [nominative, singular], circī [nominative, plural], circī [genitive, singular], circōrum [genitive, plural], circō [dative, singular], circīs [dative, plural], circum [accusative, singular], circōs [accusative, plural], circō [ablative, singular], circīs [ablative, plural], circe [singular, vocative], circī [plural, vocative]
  1. a circular line or orbit; circle, ring Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-circus-la-noun-u269eBpW Categories (other): Shapes
  2. a racecourse or space where games are held, especially one that is round Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-circus-la-noun-n~2P4N2F Categories (other): Sports, Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 8 55 37
  3. the spectators in a circus; a circus Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-circus-la-noun-bT7KOZnH Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 28 27 44
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: circa, *circa, circellus, circinus, circō, circulus, circum

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "circinus"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "circulus"
    },
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      "word": "cirque"
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}
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}

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