"cirk" meaning in Cornish

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Noun

Forms: cirkow [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English circus, circo, from Latin circus, from Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos, “ring”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”). Etymology templates: {{root|kw|ine-pro|*(s)ker-|id=turn}}, {{der|kw|enm|circus,circo}} Middle English circus, circo, {{der|kw|la|circus}} Latin circus, {{der|kw|grc|κίρκος||ring}} Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos, “ring”), {{der|kw|ine-pro|*(s)ker-||to turn, bend}} Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”) Head templates: {{head|kw|noun||||||{{{d2}}}|plural|cirkow|||||cat2=|f4g=|f5g=|f6g=|g=m|head=}} cirk m (plural cirkow), {{kw-noun|m|r}} cirk m (plural cirkow)
  1. circus Tags: masculine Derived forms: mester cirk (english: ringmaster) [masculine]
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