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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)
- circus
Derived terms
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
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/
- Rhymes: -ɘrk
- Syllabification: cyrk
Noun
cyrk m inan
- circus
- (geology) cirque
- (colloquial) farce, scene, immature behaviour
- Synonyms: farsa, szopka
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- cyrk in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- cyrk in Polish dictionaries at PWN