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cíar

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See also: ciar

Old Irish

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Etymology

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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

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Adjective

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cíar

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

Declension

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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

*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

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Descendants

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

Mutation

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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.

Further reading

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