cirkel

Borrowed from Latin circulus.

cirkel c

1. circle

• cirkulær

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪr.kəl/

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• Hyphenation: cir‧kel

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

cirkel m (plural cirkels, diminutive cirkeltje n)

1. circle

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

• Afrikaans: sirkel
• → Caribbean Javanese: sirkel
• → Papiamentu: serkel, cirkel
• → West Frisian: sirkel

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

cirkel

1. inflection of cirkelen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

From Old Swedish cirkil, from Latin circulus.

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• Rhymes: -²ɪrkɛl
• Hyphenation: cir‧kel

cirkel c

1. (geometry) a circle
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

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

• cirkulär

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