"circulus" meaning in Latin

See circulus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: circulī [plural, nominative], circule [singular, vocative], circulī [plural, vocative], circulum [singular, accusative], circulōs [plural, accusative], circulī [singular, genitive], circulōrum [plural, genitive], circulō [singular, dative], circulīs [plural, dative], circulō [singular, ablative], circulīs [plural, ablative], circulum
  1. Cercle, rond, ronde.
    Sense id: fr-circulus-la-noun-rpIdMHoV Categories (other): Wiktionnaire:Exemples manquants en latin
  2. Anneau, bague.
    Sense id: fr-circulus-la-noun-x9OvFIgl Categories (other): Wiktionnaire:Exemples manquants en latin
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: anulus, orbis, trochus

Inflected forms

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      "translation": "petit cercle",
      "word": "circellus"
    },
    {
      "translation": "circulaire",
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    {
      "translation": "arrondir ; former un cercle",
      "word": "circulo"
    },
    {
      "translation": "en rond",
      "word": "circulatim"
    },
    {
      "translation": "orbite",
      "word": "circulatio"
    },
    {
      "translation": "former un groupe ; faire le charlatan ; faire le colporteur",
      "word": "circulor"
    },
    {
      "translation": "charlatan ; brocanteur",
      "word": "circulator"
    },
    {
      "translation": "métier de charlatan ; métier de brocanteur",
      "word": "circulatorium"
    },
    {
      "translation": "de charlatan ; de brocanteur",
      "word": "circulatorius"
    },
    {
      "translation": "coureuse",
      "word": "circulatrix"
    },
    {
      "word": "semicirculatus"
    },
    {
      "translation": "semi-circulaire",
      "word": "semicirculus"
    },
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      "translation": "demi-cercle",
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      "form": "circulō",
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        "Anneau, bague."
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      "translation": "petit cercle",
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      "translation": "arrondir ; former un cercle",
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    {
      "translation": "en rond",
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    {
      "translation": "orbite",
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      "translation": "de charlatan ; de brocanteur",
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      "word": "semicirculatus"
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      "translation": "semi-circulaire",
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      "form": "circulō",
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      "form": "circulīs",
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        "Anneau, bague."
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