cercle

cercle

See also: cerclé

Catalan

Etymology

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

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /ˈseɾ.klə/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /ˈser.klə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈseɾ.kle/

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Noun

cercle m (plural cercles)

1. circle

Alternative forms

• círcol (obsolete)

Derived terms

• cerclar
• cercle viciós
• encerclar
• semicercle

Related terms

• cercar
• circ
• circular

Further reading

• “cercle” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “cercle”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
• “cercle” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “cercle” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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French

Etymology

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

• cercle polaire
• cercler
• cercle trigonométrique
• cercle unité
• cercle vertueux
• cercle vicieux
• encercler
• quadrature du cercle

 

Related terms

• cerceau
• cerce
• chercher
• circulaire
• cirque

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

• “cercle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Occitan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

cercle m (plural cercles)

1. circle

Related terms

• cercar
• circulari
• cirque

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Old French

Etymology

From Latin circulus, from circus.

Pronunciation

• (archaic) IPA^(key): /ˈtserklə/
• (classical) IPA^(key): /ˈtsɛrklə/
• (late) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛrklə/

Noun

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

1. circle (shape)

Related terms

• cercel
• cerchier

Descendants

• French: cercle
  • Haitian Creole: sèk
• Norman: cèrcl'ye (Jersey)
• Tourangeau: çarque
• Walloon: ceke
• → Middle English: cercle, circle (Latin-influenced)
  • English: circle
  • Scots: circle