ciar

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cíar (“dark”), from Proto-Celtic *keiros, 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

• IPA^(key): /ciəɾˠ/
• Homophone: cíor (one pronunciation of cíor)

Adjective

ciar (genitive singular masculine céir, genitive singular feminine céire, plural ciara, comparative céire)

1. swarthy, dark

Declension

Declension of ciar

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	strong noun	weak noun
nominative	ciar	chiar	ciara; chiara2
vocative	chéir		ciara
genitive		céire	ciara	ciar
dative	ciar; chiar1	chiar; chéir (archaic)	ciara; chiara2
Comparative	níos céire
Superlative	is céire

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

• ciardhubh (“jet black, sable”)
• ciaróg (“beetle”)

Related terms

• Ciarán

Mutation

Mutated forms of ciar

radical	lenition	eclipsis
ciar	chiar	gciar

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ciar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Latin

Verb

ciar

1. first-person singular future passive indicative of ciō

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish cíar (“dark”), from Proto-Celtic *keiros, 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

• IPA^(key): /cʰiaɾ/

Adjective

ciar (comparative nas cèire / na bu chèire)

1. swarthy, dark, dun, dusky
2. gloomy, depressed.

Related terms

• ciarag

Mutation

Mutation of ciar

radical	lenition
ciar	chiar

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