circumscriptus, circumscripta -um, circumscriptior -or -us, circumscriptissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Literature
concisely expressed, succinct; compressed; rounded-off into periods, periodic;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | circumscriptus | circumscripti |
| Gen. | circumscripti | circumscriptorum |
| Dat. | circumscripto | — |
| Acc. | circumscriptum | circumscriptos |
| Voc. | circumscripte | circumscripti |
| Abl. | circumscripto | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | circumscripta | circumscriptae |
| Gen. | circumscriptae | circumscriptarum |
| Dat. | circumscriptae | — |
| Acc. | circumscriptam | circumscriptas |
| Voc. | circumscripta | circumscriptae |
| Abl. | circumscripta | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | circumscriptum | circumscripta |
| Gen. | circumscripti | circumscriptorum |
| Dat. | circumscripto | — |
| Acc. | circumscriptum | circumscripta |
| Voc. | circumscriptum | circumscripta |
| Abl. | circumscripto | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | circumscriptius | circumscriptiora |
| Gen. | circumscriptioris | — |
| Acc. | circumscriptius | circumscriptiora |
| Voc. | circumscriptius | circumscriptiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | circumscriptissimus | circumscriptissimi |
| Gen. | circumscriptissimi | circumscriptissimorum |
| Dat. | circumscriptissimo | — |
| Acc. | circumscriptissimum | circumscriptissimos |
| Voc. | circumscriptissime | circumscriptissimi |
| Abl. | circumscriptissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | circumscriptissima | circumscriptissimae |
| Gen. | circumscriptissimae | circumscriptissimarum |
| Dat. | circumscriptissimae | — |
| Acc. | circumscriptissimam | circumscriptissimas |
| Voc. | circumscriptissima | circumscriptissimae |
| Abl. | circumscriptissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | circumscriptissimum | circumscriptissima |
| Gen. | circumscriptissimi | circumscriptissimorum |
| Dat. | circumscriptissimo | — |
| Acc. | circumscriptissimum | circumscriptissima |
| Voc. | circumscriptissimum | circumscriptissima |
| Abl. | circumscriptissimo | — |
Examples
- L
Liber I
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from QUAESTIONES NATURALES
"...diremptam in facies singulas distrahunt: arcus auteur uno circumscriptus est ductu, una totius est facies. [5,6] Quid..." - G
SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...detraxere nocte pendentem supremoque mandaverunt officio. At miles circumscriptus dum desidet, ut postero die vidit unam sine cadavere..." - G
Liber VIII
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Pliny the Younger) from EPISTVLARVM LIBRI DECEM
"...ipsum. Lacus est in similitudinem iacentis rotae circumscriptus et undique aequalis: nullus sinus, obliquitas nulla, omnia dimensa paria..."