circulus vitiosus

== Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkɪr.kʊ.ɫʊs wɪ.tiˈoː.sʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃir.ku.lus vit.t͡siˈɔː.s̬us] === Noun === circulus vitiōsus m (genitive circulī vitiōsī); second declension A vicious circle, vicious cycle. ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun with a second-declension adjective. ==== Descendants ==== → Russian: поро́чный круг (poróčnyj krug) (calque) → French: cercle vicieux (calque) === See also === circulus in probandō