Cercelee

/ˌsɜrˈseɪliː/ noun

Definition

In heraldry, a circle or ring, often used as a charge (symbol) in coats of arms.

Etymology

From Old French cercele, derived from Latin circellus, a diminutive of circus meaning 'circle.' The term was used in medieval heraldry to describe circular charges in shield designs.

Kelly Says

Medieval heraldry used simple shapes like the cercelee to represent noble families, and because there were so many noble families, they had to combine shapes in increasingly wild ways—some coats of arms look like they were designed by someone playing with stickers.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ዙሪያ
zu-ri-ya
ARالعربية
محاطة
muḥāṭah
BNবাংলা
বৃহৎ
bṛhat
CACatalà
encerclada
en-ser-kla-dah
CSČeština
obklopena
ob-klo-peh-nah
DADansk
omkranset
om-kran-set
DEDeutsch
umkreist
oom-kRYST
ELΕλληνικά
περιβαλλόμενη
peri-val-lo-men-ee
ESEspañol
cerceada
ser-seh-AH-dah
FAفارسی
محاصره شده
mo-ha-sa-reh sho-deh
FISuomi
piirretty
pee-rret-ty
FRFrançais
cerclée
sɛʁkle
GUGU
વર્તુળ
vartul
HAHA
gaban
ga-ban
HEעברית
מוקפת
mo-kaf-t
HIहिन्दी
परिभूषित
paribhooshit
HUMagyar
körbevett
kor-be-vett
IDBahasa Indonesia
dikelilingi
di-ke-li-lin-gi
IGIG
nwere
nwe-re
ITItaliano
circondata
sir-kon-DAH-tah
JA日本語
囲まれた
kaimareta
KKKK
оңай
ong-ay
KMKM
ប្រព័ន្ធ
pra-pov-an
KO한국어
둘러싸여
dul-lo-ssa-yeo
MRMR
भिंतले
bhin-ta-le
MSBahasa Melayu
dikelilingi
di-ke-li-lin-gi
MYမြန်မာ
အကြိမ်
a-kya-im
NLNederlands
omringd
om-ringt
NONorsk
omkranset
om-kran-set
PAPA
ਗਿર
gir
PLPolski
otoczona
o-to-cho-nah
PTPortuguês
cerceada
ser-seh-AH-dah
RORomână
încărcată
in-kahr-tah
RUРусский
окружённая
okruzhennaya
SVSvenska
omringad
om-ring-ad
SWKiswahili
zungumziko
zung-um-zi-ko
TAதமிழ்
வட்டமிடப்பட்ட
vatta-mi-da-pat
TEతెలుగు
కేంద్రీకరించబడింది
ken-dree-kee-ra-n-ch-ba-dee-ndi
THไทย
ล้อมรอบ
lom-rob
TLTL
napaligiran
na-pa-li-gi-ran
TRTürkçe
çevrelenmiş
chevre-le-nish
UKУкраїнська
окружена
okruzhena
URاردو
گھیر لیا گیا
ghi-r li-ya gi-ya
VITiếng Việt
được bao quanh
dzo-o-k bao-kwan
YOYO
ṣeṣe
she-she
ZH中文
被环绕
bèi huán rào
ZUZU
ngezwe
ngez-we

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