cirkel

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin circulus.

Noun

cirkel c

  1. circle

Inflection
Declension of cirkel
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative cirkel cirklen
cirkelen		 cirkler cirklerne
genitive cirkels cirklens
cirkelens		 cirklers cirklernes

Derived terms

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪr.kəl/
  • audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: cir‧kel

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch cirkel, from Latin circulus or Old French cercle, itself from Latin.

Noun

cirkel m (plural cirkels, diminutive cirkeltje n)

  1. circle
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: sirkel
  • → Caribbean Javanese: sirkel
  • → Papiamentu: serkel, cirkel
  • → West Frisian: sirkel

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

cirkel

  1. inflection of cirkelen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish cirkil, from Latin circulus.

Pronunciation
  • Audio (Gotland)(file)
  • Rhymes: -²ɪrkɛl
  • Hyphenation: cir‧kel

Noun

cirkel c

  1. a circle (shape)
  2. a circle (process leading back to its initial point)
    gå i cirklar
    go in circles
  3. a circle (group of people)
    inre cirkel
    inner circle
    studiecirkel
    study circle

Declension
Declension of cirkel 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative cirkel cirkeln cirklar cirklarna
Genitive cirkels cirkelns cirklars cirklarnas

Derived terms

References
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