cicle

Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ˈsi.klə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈsi.kle]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

cicle m (plural cicles)

1. cycle

Derived terms

• cíclic

Related terms

• ciclitzar
• cicló
• -cicle

Further reading

• “cicle”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Middle English

Etymology

From Late Latin cyclus, possibly through an unattested Old French form.

Noun

cicle (plural cicles)

1. A fixed length period of years
   • a. 1387, Polychronicon:

     þe great cicle of þe Ester terme

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Descendants

• English: cycle (see there for further descendants)

References

• “cīcle, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Portuguese

Verb

cicle

1. inflection of ciclar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Verb

cicle

1. inflection of ciclar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative