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circul

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Old English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin circulus.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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ċircul m

  1. circle
  2. zodiac
  3. cycle

Declension

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Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative ċircul ċirculas
accusative ċircul ċirculas
genitive ċircules ċircula
dative ċircule ċirculum

Derived terms

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References

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Old Irish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin circulus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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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

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  • Middle Irish: circul

Mutation

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Mutation of circul
radical lenition nasalization
circul chircul circul
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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Romanian

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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circul

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