cíar

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See also: ciar

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *kēros, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃i-, extension of *(s)ḱeh₃- (“grey, dark”). Further cognates are Old Novgorodian хѣрь (xěrĭ, “gray cloth”) and Old English hār (“grey-haired”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

cíar

  1. murky, dark, gloomy
    Synonym: dorchae
  2. black
    Synonym: dub

Declension

o/ā-stem
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative cíar cíar cíar
Vocative céir*
cíar**
Accusative cíar céir
Genitive céir céire céir
Dative cíar céir cíar
Plural Masculine Feminine/neuter
Nominative céir cíara
Vocative cíaru
cíara†
Accusative cíaru
cíara†
Genitive cíar
Dative cíaraib
Notes *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative

**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Irish: ciar (“dusky”)
  • Scottish Gaelic: ciar (“dusky”)

Mutation

Mutation of cíar
radical lenition nasalization
cíar chíar cíar
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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