cyrkiel

See also: Cyrkiel

Old Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle High German zirkel. First attested in c. 1500.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /t͡sʲirkʲɛlʲ/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /t͡sʲirkʲɛlʲ/

Noun

cyrkiel m animacy unattested

  1. (attested in Greater Poland, hapax legomenon) compass, pair of compasses (device used with a pencil to draw an arc or circle on paper)
    • c. 1500, Wokabularz lubiński, Lubiń: inkunabuł Archiwum Archidiecezjalnego w Gnieźnie, sygn. Inc. 78d., page 27v:
      Circinus ein zyrckel a circus czyrkyel
      [Circinus ein zyrckel a circus cyrkiel]

Derived terms

verbs
  • cyrklować impf

Descendants

  • Polish: cyrkiel
  • Silesian: cyrkel

References

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish cyrkiel. Doublet of cyrkuł.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɘr.kjɛl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɘrkjɛl
  • Syllabification: cyr‧kiel
  • Homophone: Cyrkiel

Noun

cyrkiel m inan

  1. compass, pair of compasses (device used with a pencil to draw an arc or circle on paper)
  2. (dated, dialectal) police station
    Synonym: cyrkuł
  3. (dated) lower horizontal part of a dress or coat

Declension

nouns
  • cyrk
  • cyrklowanie
  • wycyrklowanie
verbs
  • cyrklować
  • wycyrklować

Further reading

  • cyrkiel in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • cyrkiel in Polish dictionaries at PWN