cèrcol
Catalan
editAlternative forms
edit- círcol (influenced by Latin or Castilian)
Etymology
editInherited from Old Catalan cèrcol, inherited from Latin circulus, diminutive of circus. Doublet of cercle, of which it was essentially an alternative form in medieval Catalan. For the preservation of Latin /ŭ/ in unstressed /kŭl/, cf. spīculum > Catalan espígol.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcèrcol m (plural cèrcols)
- hoop (a ring or circular band)
- basketball hoop
- hoop (a circular band of metal used to bind a barrel)
References
edit- “cèrcol” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “cèrcol” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.