circulair

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French circulaire, borrowed from Late Latin circulāris, from Latin circulus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɪr.kyˈlɛːr/

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• Hyphenation: cir‧cu‧lair
• Rhymes: -ɛːr

Adjective

circulair (comparative circulairder, superlative circulairst)

1. circular (in the shape of, or moving in a circle)

   Synonyms: cirkelvormig, kringvormig

   circulaire economie ― circular economy

Declension

Declension of circulair
uninflected	circulair
inflected	circulaire
comparative	circulairder
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		circulair	circulairder	het circulairst het circulairste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	circulaire	circulairdere	circulairste
	n. sing.	circulair	circulairder	circulairste
	plural	circulaire	circulairdere	circulairste
definite		circulaire	circulairdere	circulairste
partitive		circulairs	circulairders	—

Derived terms

• circulaire economie

 

Related terms

• circulaire
• circulariteit
• circulatie
• circuleren
• cirkel

 

References

• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “circulair”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute