circa

English

Alternative forms

  • ca., ca, or c.; rarely cca. or cir. (abbreviations)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin circa.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsɜːkə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈsɝkə/
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(r)kə
  • Hyphenation: cir‧ca

Preposition

circa

  1. approximately, about
    Julius Caesar visited this area circa 50 BC.

Usage notes

  • Used only before a date or measure, never after

Translations

Anagrams

Czech

Alternative forms

Adverb

circa

  1. circa, approximately

Synonyms

Further reading

  • circa in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • circa in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin circa.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

circa

  1. circa: about, approximately

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin circa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /siʁ.ka/

Preposition

circa

  1. approximately, about

German

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡sɪʁka]

Adverb

circa

  1. circa

Synonyms

Further reading

  • “circa” in canoo.net
  • circa in Duden online
  • “circa” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “circa” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin circa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʃir.ka/
  • Hyphenation: cìr‧ca

Preposition

circa

  1. regarding, concerning

Adverb

circa

  1. about, approximately

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

A later form for circum, or from circum + eā.

Pronunciation

Adverb

circā (not comparable)

  1. around; about

Preposition

circa (+ accusative)

  1. around; near; about
  2. regarding, concerning

Descendants

References

  • circa in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • circa in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • circa in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • circa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • circa in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin circa.

Adverb

circa

  1. approximately, about, or so

Synonyms

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