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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromLatincirca.

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circa

  1. Approximately,about,around(typically in relation to time)
    Julius Caesar visited this areacirca 50 BC.
    • 2011 January 27,Michael Crowley, “Decision Time for Senator John Thune”, inTIME:
      Political talent scouts have called South Dakota's John Thune "the Republican Obama" because his low profile, youth and presidential bearing recall the unknown Illinois Democratcirca January 2007.

Translations

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approximately, about, around

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Czech

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circa

  1. circa,approximately
    Synonym:cca

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromLatincirca.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪr.kaː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation:cir‧ca

Preposition

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circa

  1. circa:about,approximately

Adverb

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circa

  1. circa:about,approximately
    Synonyms:grofweg,pakweg,omstreeks,ongeveer,plusminus,ruwweg,zo'n,pak hem beet

French

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromLatincirca.

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circa

  1. approximately,about

German

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circa

  1. circa
    Synonyms:etwa,ungefähr

Further reading

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  • circa” inDuden online
  • circa” inDigitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • circa” in Uni Leipzig:Wortschatz-Lexikon

Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromLatincircā.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃir.ka/
  • Rhymes:-irka
  • Hyphenation:cìr‧ca

Preposition

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circa

  1. regarding,concerning

Adverb

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circa

  1. about,approximately

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Latin

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Etymology 1

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A later form forcircum, or fromcircum +.

The accusative is from the adverbial derivation.

Adverb

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circā (notcomparable)

  1. around;about
  2. onbothsides

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circā (+accusative)

  1. around;near;about
  2. regarding,concerning
    • 405CE,Jerome,Vulgate Ephesii.6.22:
      quem misi ad vos in hoc ipsum ut cognoscatis quaecirca nos sunt et consoletur corda vestra
      Whom I have sent to you for this very thing, so that you can know things that areabout us, and so that he can comfort your hearts.
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References
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  • circa”, inCharlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879),A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • circa”, inCharlton T. Lewis (1891),An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • "circa", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’sGlossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • circa”, inGaffiot, Félix (1934),Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • circa inRamminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)),Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
  • Online Latin dictionary, Olivetti

Etymology 2

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Ultimately related to etymology 1. Sense 4 is only attested in the formcerca(s); see there for more.

Noun

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circa f (genitivecircae);first declension(Medieval Latin)[1][2]

  1. patrol,watch
  2. episcopalvisit
  3. inquiry,inquest
  4. defensiveenclosure,moat
References
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  1. ^Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976), “2. circa”, inMediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus,Leiden,Boston:E. J. Brill, page180
  2. ^Blaise, Albert (1975), “circa”, inDictionnaire latin-français des auteurs du moyen-âge: lexicon latinitatis medii aevi (Corpus christianorum) (overall work in Latin and French), Turnhout: Brepols, page178

Polish

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing fromLatincircā.

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circa

  1. (literary)circa,nearly,almost(in close approximation)
    Synonyms:blisko,koło,mniej więcej,niespełna,niemal,około,prawie,w przybliżeniu
    Na świecie żyjecirca 9 mld ludzi.There arecirca 9 billion people in the world.

Further reading

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  • circa inWielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • circa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromLatincirca.

Adverb

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circa

  1. approximately,about,or so
    Synonym:cam

Spanish

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Etymology

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FromLatincircā.

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circa

  1. circa

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