Albanian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Italian circo.

Noun

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cirk m (plural cirqe, definite cirku, definite plural cirqet)

  1. circus
  2. (geology) crater on moon's surface
    Synonym: krater
Declension
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Declension of cirk
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative cirk cirku cirqe cirqet
accusative cirkun
dative cirku cirkut cirqeve cirqeve
ablative cirqesh

Etymology 2

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Onomatopoeic, parallel with cirkë or source of it. Compare to carbë from carb as a postverbal.[1]

Verb

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cirk (aorist cirka, participle cirkur)

  1. to drip
    (Gheg) ja nisi me cirkë tavanithe ceiling started to drip
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References

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  1. ^ Çabej, E. (1987), “cirkë”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana: Akademia e Shkencave e Republikës Popullore të Shqipërisë, Instituti i Gjuhësisë dhe i Letërsisë, page 47

Cornish

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Etymology

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From Middle English circus, circo, from Latin circus, from Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos, ring), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (to turn, bend).

Noun

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cirk m (plural cirkow)

  1. circus

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References

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  • cirk” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.