cír

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "cir"

Mandarin

Romanization

cír (cir2, Zhuyin ㄘˊㄦ)

  1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 詞兒／词儿

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *kīnsrā, from Proto-Indo-European *kes- (“to comb, scratch”), see also Proto-Slavic *kosa (“hair”), Lithuanian kasa (“braid”).

Pronunciation

Noun

cír f

  1. comb, rake
  2. crest, tip

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative círL círL círaH
Vocative círL círL círaH
Accusative círN círL círaH
Genitive círeH círL círN
Dative círL círaib círaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: cíor
  • Manx: kere, kerey
  • Scottish Gaelic: cìr

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
cír chír cír
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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