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English
Noun
cercle (plural cercles)
- 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
Noun
cercle m (plural cercles)
- circle
Derived terms
Further reading
French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French cercle, from Latin circulus.
Pronunciation
Noun
cercle m (plural cercles)
- (geometry) circle
- group of people, circle
Derived terms
Descendants
Verb
cercle
- inflection of cercler:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
Occitan
Etymology
From Old Occitan cercle, from Latin circulus, from circus.
Pronunciation
Noun
cercle m (plural cercles)
- circle
Old French
Etymology
From Latin circulus, from circus.
Pronunciation
Noun
cercle oblique singular, m (oblique plural cercles, nominative singular cercles, nominative plural cercle)
- circle (shape)
Descendants