cìr

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish cír, from Proto-Celtic *kīnsrā.

Pronunciation

Noun

cìr f (genitive singular cìre, plural cìrean)

  1. comb, crest (of a cock)
    eun cìr-dhearg an aonaichthe red-crested fowl of the heath
  2. cud
    Tha a' bhó a' cnàmh na cìre.The cow is chewing the cud.
  3. jaw
  4. part of a key containing the teeth
  5. sheep; any cud-chewing animal

Derived terms

Verb

cìr (past chìr, future cìridh, verbal noun cìreadh, past participle cìrte)

  1. comb
  2. curry, tease, hackle (as with wool)

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “cìr”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • MacLennan, Malcolm (1925) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC