circa

Alternative forms

 * ,, or c.; rarely cca., cir. or circ.

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Preposition

 * 1) Approximately, about, around

Translations

 * Arabic: حَوَالِي
 * Egyptian Arabic: حوالي
 * Armenian: ,
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: ,
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Faroese: umleið
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * Georgian: დაახლოებით
 * German:, , , ,
 * Greek: ,
 * Hebrew: בקירוב, בסביבות
 * Icelandic:, , sirka
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:, , , ,
 * Korean: 경(頃),
 * Macedonian: о́колу, при́ближно, ци́рка
 * Norwegian:
 * Persian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: cerca de,
 * Russian:, ,
 * Spanish: cerca de,
 * Swedish:
 * Tibetan: ཡས་མས
 * Turkish:
 * Udmurt: ог

Adverb

 * , approximately

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Preposition

 * : about, approximately

Adverb

 * : about, approximately

Etymology
.

Preposition

 * 1) approximately, about

Adverb

 * 1) circa

Etymology
.

Preposition

 * 1) regarding, concerning

Adverb

 * 1) about, approximately

Etymology 1
A later form for, or from +.

The accusative is from the adverbial derivation.

Adverb

 * 1) around; about
 * 2) on both sides

Preposition

 * 1) around; near; about
 * 2) regarding, concerning
 * 1) regarding, concerning

Etymology 2
Ultimately related to etymology 1. Sense 4 is only attested in the form ; see there for more.

Noun

 * 1) patrol, watch
 * 2) episcopal visit
 * 3) inquiry, inquest
 * 4) defensive enclosure, moat

Etymology
.

Particle

 * , nearly, almost

Etymology
.

Adverb

 * 1) approximately, about, or so

Etymology
From.