cirka

See also: čírka

Czech

Alternative forms

• circa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sɪrka]
• Rhymes: -ɪrka

Adverb

cirka (not comparable)

1. about, approximately

   Synonyms: cca, asi, kolem, přibližně, zhruba

Further reading

• “cirka”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “cirka”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “cirka”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Danish

Alternative forms

• ca.

Adverb

cirka

1. circa, approximately

Hungarian

Etymology

From Latin circa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sirkɒ]
• Hyphenation: cir‧ka
• Rhymes: -kɒ

Adverb

cirka (not comparable)

1. (informal) circa, approximately, around, some

   Synonyms: körülbelül, nagyjából, megközelítőleg, hozzávetőleg, mintegy

Further reading

• cirka in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
• cirka in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• sirka

Etymology

From Latin circa.

Adverb

cirka

1. about, approximately, circa

   Han skal komme cirka klokka 17.

   He'll arrive around 17 o'clock.

   Vi blir cirka ti stykker.

   We'll be about ten people.

   Lunsjen der koster cirka 150 kroner.

   The lunch there costs about 150 kroner.

References

• “cirka” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• sirka
• serska (Trøndelag eye dialect)

Etymology

From Latin circa.

Adverb

cirka

1. about, approximately, circa

Synonyms

• om lag
• omtrent
• på lag
• sirkus (colloquial)

References

• “cirka” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Alternative forms

• c:a, ca (contractions)

Etymology

From Latin circa.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

cirka (not comparable)

1. circa, roughly, about, approximately

   Synonyms: ungefär, (colloquial) cirkus