cía

EtymologyEdit

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

Alternative formsEdit

• ce
• ci
• cia

PronounEdit

cía

1. (interrogative) who?
   • circa 1160, Scél Mucci Mic Dathó

     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

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.