cercle

See also: cerclé

English

Noun

cercle (plural cercles)

  1. Obsolete form of circle.

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan cercle, inherited from Latin circulus, diminutive of circus. Doublet of cèrcol and the presumably semi-learnèd círcol (now obsolete). Cf. Occitan cercle.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈser.klə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈseɾ.kle]
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Noun

cercle m (plural cercles)

  1. circle

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Derived terms

Further reading

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French cercle, from Latin circulus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɛʁkl/
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Noun

cercle m (plural cercles)

  1. (geometry) circle
  2. group of people, circle

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Haitian Creole: sèk

Verb

cercle

  1. inflection of cercler:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan cercle, from Latin circulus, from circus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

cercle m (plural cercles)

  1. circle

Old French

Etymology

From Latin circulus, from circus.

Pronunciation

  • (archaic) IPA(key): /ˈt͡seɾklə/
  • (classical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɛɾklə/
  • (late) IPA(key): /ˈsɛɾklə/

Noun

cercle oblique singular, m (oblique plural cercles, nominative singular cercles, nominative plural cercle)

  1. circle (shape)

Descendants

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