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

• cirkulær

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪr.kəl/

• Audio:

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• 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

• cirkelbaan
• cirkelbeweging
• cirkelboog
• cirkelen
• cirkelredenering
• cirkelvormig
• cirkelzaag
• graancirkel
• grootcirkel
• lengtecirkel
• middagcirkel
• poolcirkel

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):

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• 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

• cirkelresonemang
• kvirkel
• ond cirkel (“vicious circle”)
• rubba någons cirklar

Related terms

• cirkulär

References

• cirkel in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• cirkel in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• cirkel in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)