κύκλος
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[edit] Ancient Greek
[edit] Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos (“circle, wheel”). Cognates include Sanskrit चक्र (cakrá), Latin colus and Old English hwēol (English wheel).
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
κύκλος (genitive κύκλου) m, second declension; (kuklos)
- circle, ring
- Any circular object, such as a wheel
- A crowd of people
- marketplace
- circular movement
- sphere, globe
[edit] Inflection
There also exists an irregular plural: κύκλα
[edit] Descendants
- Russian: цикл (cikl) m.
[edit] References
[edit] Greek
[edit] Noun
κύκλος (kýklos) m.
[edit] Declension
declension of κύκλος
[edit] See also
- δακτύλιος m. (“circle, ring”) (for a list of other rings and circles)