céir

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See also: ceir and cèir

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish céir (compare Scottish Gaelic cèir), from Latin cēra.

Pronunciation

Noun

céir f (genitive singular céarach, nominative plural céaracha)

  1. wax
  2. coating, stain

Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
céir chéir gcéir
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.