cìr
See also: Appendix:Variations of "cir"
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish cír, from Proto-Celtic *kīnsrā.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cìr f (genitive singular cìre, plural cìrean)
- comb, crest (of a cock)
- eun cìr-dhearg an aonaich ― the red-crested fowl of the heath
- cud
- Tha a' bhó a' cnàmh na cìre. ― The cow is chewing the cud.
- jaw
- part of a key containing the teeth
- sheep; any cud-chewing animal
Derived terms edit
Verb edit
cìr (past chìr, future cìridh, verbal noun cìreadh, past participle cìrte)