cíor

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See also: cior

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

cíor f (genitive singular círe, nominative plural cíora)

  1. comb
  2. crest
  3. honeycomb
    Synonyms: cíor mheala, criathar meala
  4. cud

Declension

Declension of cíor (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative cíor cíora
vocative a chíor a chíora
genitive círe cíor
dative cíor
cír (archaic, dialectal)
cíora
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an chíor na cíora
genitive na círe na gcíor
dative leis an gcíor
leis an gcír (archaic, dialectal)
don chíor
don chír (archaic, dialectal)
leis na cíora

Derived terms

Verb

cíor (present analytic cíorann, future analytic cíorfaidh, verbal noun cíoradh, past participle cíortha)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) comb, curry
    Proverb:
    Ceann cíortha a dhíolas na cosa.
    Good grooming compensates for defects of person.
    Proverb:
    Is doiligh ceann catach a chíoradh.
    It is hard to smooth away difficulties.
    (literally, “It is hard to comb a curly head.”)
  2. (transitive, intransitive) discuss, consider, examine, explore
    Synonyms: cuir faoi chaibidil, déan cíoradh, déan trácht, pléigh, spíon, trácht
  3. (transitive) Alternative form of ciar (wax)

Conjugation

Mutation

Mutated forms of cíor
radical lenition eclipsis
cíor chíor gcíor

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

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