circulus vitiosus
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkɪr.kʊ.ɫʊs wɪ.tiˈoː.sʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃir.ku.lus vit̪.t̪͡s̪iˈɔː.s̬us]
Noun
circulus vitiōsus m (genitive circulī vitiōsī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun with a second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | circulus vitiōsus | circulī vitiōsī |
| genitive | circulī vitiōsī | circulōrum vitiōsōrum |
| dative | circulō vitiōsō | circulīs vitiōsīs |
| accusative | circulum vitiōsum | circulōs vitiōsōs |
| ablative | circulō vitiōsō | circulīs vitiōsīs |
| vocative | circule vitiōse | circulī vitiōsī |
Descendants
- → Russian: поро́чный круг (poróčnyj krug) (calque)
- → French: cercle vicieux (calque)