Dutch

Noun

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

1. cycle, complete rotation
2. cycle, a repeatable series

Derived terms

• cyclisch

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κύκλος ‎(kúklos, “circle”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈky.klus/, [ˈkʏ.kɫʊs]

Noun

cyclus m ‎(genitive cyclī); second declension

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

Inflection

Second declension.

Synonyms

• (circle): circulus

Descendants

• Catalan: cicle
• Dutch: cyclus
• French: cycle
• Galician: ciclo
• Italian: ciclo
• Portuguese: ciclo
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: syklus, sykkel

  Nynorsk: syklus, sykkel

• Spanish: ciclo
• Swedish: cykel

References

• 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, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “cyclus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.