cía

See also: CIA, cia, and cià

Contents

Old IrishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• ce
• ci
• cia

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Celtic *kʷēs (compare Welsh pwy), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷis.

PronounEdit

cía

1. (interrogative) who?
   • c. 1160, The Tale of Mac Da Thó's Pig, section 3:

     Tabair dóibsium dib línaib, cumma cía thóetsat imbi.

     Give it to them both, it doesn’t matter who will fall because of it.

Related termsEdit

• cid

DescendantsEdit

• Irish: cé
• Scottish Gaelic: cò
• Manx: quoi

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SpanishEdit

VerbEdit

cía

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of ciar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of ciar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of ciar.