cyrk

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Kashubian

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish cyrk. Doublet of cyrkus, a form borrowed from German.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sirk/
  • Rhymes: -irk
  • Syllabification: cyrk

Noun

cyrk m inan (related adjective cyrkòwi)

  1. circus

Derived terms

nouns

Further reading

  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “cyrk”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi
  • cyrk”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Polish

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Etymology

Internationalism; compare English circus, French cirque, German Zirkus, ultimately from Latin circus, from Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos). Doublet of kark.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɘrk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɘrk
  • Syllabification: cyrk

Noun

cyrk m inan

  1. circus
  2. (geology) cirque
  3. (colloquial) farce, scene, immature behaviour
    Synonyms: farsa, szopka

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
nouns

Further reading

  • cyrk in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • cyrk in Polish dictionaries at PWN