cicle

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cyclus, from Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos, “circle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈsi.klə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈsi.kle]

Noun

cicle m (plural cicles)

1. cycle

Derived terms

• cíclic

Related terms

• ciclitzar
• cicló
• -cicle

Further reading

• “cicle” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Middle English

Etymology

From Late Latin cyclus, possibly through an unattested Old French form.

Noun

cicle (plural cicles)

1. A fixed length period of years
   • a. 1387, Polychronicon:

     þe great cicle of þe Ester terme

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

References

• “cīcle, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Spanish

Verb

cicle

1. inflection of ciclar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative