schiera

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskjɛ.ra/
• Rhymes: -ɛra
• Hyphenation: schiè‧ra

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old Occitan esquiera, from Old French eschiere, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skarō, whence also Old English sċearu, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to part; split; cut off; sever; divide”). Compare German Schar (“troop”), Danish skare (“host", "crowd”).

Noun

schiera f (plural schiere)

1. rank (line of soldiers)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

schiera

1. inflection of schierare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative