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Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en cirkel

circle

Meaning

circle

In Swedish: ring

Forms

Forms of cirkel
Singular, indefiniteen cirkel
Singular, definitecirkeln
Plural, indefinitecirklar
Plural, definitecirklarna

cirkel is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor cirkel, den stora cirkeln. Check another noun

Practise cirkel

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Is it en cirkel or ett cirkel?

cirkel in a sentence

  • gå i cirklar
    go in circles
  • inre cirkel
    inner circle
  • studiecirkel
    study circle

Expressions

  • (hamna i) en ond cirkel
    enter) a vicious circle (situation in which attempts to solve a problem only make it worse or create new problems

Words built with cirkel

  • halvcirkel semicircle
  • cirkelrund circular
  • studiecirkel study circle, study group
  • cirkelledare circle leader

Questions

What does cirkel mean in English?

cirkel means “circle”.

Is it en cirkel or ett cirkel?

It is en cirkel, and “the circle” is cirkeln.

What is the plural of cirkel?

The plural of cirkel is cirklar, and the definite plural is cirklarna.

Similar words

ringrundel

Origin

From Old Swedish cirkil, from Latin circulus.

Nearby common words

cirkel is number 2,689 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 2,685vettig sensible
  • 2,686spy spew, throw up
  • 2,687bakåt back (as a direction), backwards, in reverse, towards the rear
  • 2,688indian (American) Indian, Native American
  • 2,690emellan between
  • 2,691rekommendera recommend, register
  • 2,692framsteg progress
  • 2,693lopp race, period
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