kýklos

• Inherited from Proto-Hellenic *kýklos, *kʷókʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos (“circle, wheel”).
• Cognate with Mycenaean Greek 𐀓𐀐𐀩𐀄 (ku-ke-re-u).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ký.klos/ → /ˈcy.klos/ → /ˈci.klos/

Noun

κῠ́κλος • (kŭ́klos) m (genitive κῠ́κλου); second declension

1. circle, ring
2. any circular object (examples: wheel, disc, plate)
3. crowd (of people)
4. marketplace
5. circular movement
6. sphere, globe