cyclus

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Latin cyclus

Noun[edit]

cyclus (plural cycluses or cycli)

  1. (archaic) A cycle, or series of poems.

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin cyclus, from Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos, circle).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈsi.klʏs/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: cy‧clus

Noun[edit]

cyclus m (plural cycli or cyclussen, diminutive cyclusje n)

  1. A cycle, a complete rotation.
  2. A cycle, a repeatable series.
  3. A cycle, a collection of related texts or artworks.

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Descendants[edit]

  • Afrikaans: siklus
  • Indonesian: siklus

Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos, circle).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

cyclus m (genitive cyclī); second declension

  1. a circle
  2. a cycle, recurring period
  3. a branding implement

Declension[edit]

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cyclus cyclī
Genitive cyclī cyclōrum
Dative cyclō cyclīs
Accusative cyclum cyclōs
Ablative cyclō cyclīs
Vocative cycle cyclī

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References[edit]

  • cyclus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • cyclus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • cyclus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette