cykel

From English cycle (bicycle) (1880s).

• IPA^(key): /sykəl/, [ˈsyɡ̊l̩] or (dated) IPA^(key): /sikəl/, [ˈsiɡ̊l̩]

cykel c (singular definite cyklen or (unofficial) cykelen, plural indefinite cykler)

1. bicycle, bike

• IPA^(key): /ˈsyː.kəl/, /ˈsyː.kl̩/

cykel m (definite singular cykelen, indefinite plural cyklar, definite plural cyklane)

1. (obsolete) a hertz

   Synonym: hertz

Both senses trace their origin to Late Latin cyclus. In the sense of a bicycle, the path goes through English and Danish. In the sense of a period, the path is more direct.

• (bicycle) IPA^(key): /ˈsʏkel/

  • Audio (Gotland); “en cykel”:

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  • Rhymes: -¹ʏkel
• (cycle) IPA^(key): /ˈsyːkel/
  • Rhymes: -¹yːkel

cykel c

1. a bicycle, a bike
2. a cycle, a period

• → Finnish: tsyge, tsygä

• barmarksunderhåll
• halkbekämpning
• snöröjning
• vinterväghållning

• cykel in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• cykel in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• cykel in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)