circul

Old English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin circulus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃir.kul/, [ˈt͡ʃirˠ.kul]

Noun

ċircul m

  1. circle
  2. zodiac
  3. cycle

Declension

Derived terms

  • ċirculādl f (shingles)
  • ċirculcræft m (zodiac)

References

Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin circulus.

Noun

circul m

  1. circle, orbit, zone
    • c. 850 Glosses on the Carlsruhe Beda, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. II, pp. 10–30, Bcr. 18d2
      Absidias .i. circulos .i. fu bíth do·ṅgníat cercol ocond ocbáil.
      Absidias, i.e. circulos, i.e. because it makes a circle in the rising.
  2. hoop (of barrel, vat, etc.)

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative circul circulL circuilL
Vocative circuil circulL circluH
Accusative circulN circulL circluH
Genitive circuilL circul circulN
Dative circulL circlaib circlaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: circul

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃirkul]

Verb

circul

  1. first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of circula
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