cíor

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See also: cior

Irish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

cíor f (genitive singular círe, nominative plural cíora)

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

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Derived terms[edit]

Verb[edit]

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[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cíor chíor gcíor
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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