Irish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Irish cíar (dark), from Proto-Celtic *kēros, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃i-, extension of *(s)ḱeh₃- (grey, dark). Further cognates are Old Novgorodian хѣрь (xěrĭ, gray cloth) and Old English hār (grey-haired).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

ciar (genitive singular masculine céir, genitive singular feminine céire, plural ciara, comparative céire)

  1. swarthy, dark

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Mutation edit

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
ciar chiar gciar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading edit

Latin edit

Verb edit

ciar

  1. first-person singular future passive indicative of ciō

Scottish Gaelic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Irish cíar (dark), from Proto-Celtic *kēros, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃i-, extension of *(s)ḱeh₃- (grey, dark). Further cognates are Old Novgorodian хѣрь (xěrĭ, gray cloth) and Old English hār (grey-haired).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

ciar (comparative nas cèire / na bu chèire)

  1. swarthy, dark, dun, dusky
  2. gloomy, depressed.

Related terms edit

Mutation edit

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
ciar chiar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Probably from Old Spanish cía (thighbone), referring to the use of this bone when rowing, from Latin scias, from Ancient Greek ἰσχιας (iskhias, sciatic), from ἰσχίον (iskhíon, hip).[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈθjaɾ/ [ˈθjaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈsjaɾ/ [ˈsjaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ciar

Verb edit

ciar (first-person singular present cío, first-person singular preterite cie, past participle ciado)

  1. (intransitive) to back water

Conjugation edit

References edit

  1. ^ Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN

Further reading edit