schiera

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskjɛ.ra/
  • Rhymes: -ɛra
  • Hyphenation: schiè‧ra

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old Occitan esquiera, from Old French eschiere,[1] ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skarō, whence also Old English sċearu, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to part; split; cut off; sever; divide”). Compare German Schar (“troop”), Danish skare (“host", "crowd”).

Noun

schiera f (plural schiere)

  1. rank (line of soldiers)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

schiera

  1. inflection of schierare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

References

  1. ^ schiera in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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