Circe

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Circē. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, Australian) IPA(key): /ˈsɜː.si/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈsɝ.si/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)si === Proper noun === Circe (Greek mythology) An enchantress who turned Odysseus's men into pigs. A woman having the characteristics of Circe; an enchantress. (astronomy) 34 Circe, a main belt asteroid. (chess) A chess variant, often used in fairy chess problems, where pieces return to their starting square after being captured. ==== Synonyms ==== (astronomy): 34 Circe, ㉞ ==== Derived terms ==== Circean plant of Circe ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === cerci, ceric == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Circē. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃir.t͡ʃe/ Rhymes: -irtʃe Hyphenation: Cìr‧ce === Proper noun === Circe f (Greek mythology) Circe ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === ricce == Latin == === Alternative forms === Circā === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κίρκη (Kírkē). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkɪr.keː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃir.t͡ʃe] === Proper noun === Circē f sg (genitive Circēs); first declension Circe, a name, particularly the sorceress who appears in Homer's Odyssey. ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun (feminine, Greek-type, nominative singular in -ē), singular only. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Catalan: Circe → English: Circe → Italian: Circe → Middle French: CirceFrench: Circé → Sicilian: Circi → Spanish: Circe ==== See also ==== == Middle French == === Etymology === From Latin Circē, Circa, from Ancient Greek Κίρκη (Kírkē). === Proper noun === Circe f Circe ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== French: Circé == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Circē. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈθiɾθe/ [ˈθiɾ.θe] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /ˈsiɾse/ [ˈsiɾ.se] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -iɾθe (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) Rhymes: -iɾse (Latin America, Philippines) Syllabification: Cir‧ce === Proper noun === Circe f (Greek mythology) Circe