cìr

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cir"

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰʲiːɾʲ/

Noun

cìr f (genitive singular cìre, plural cìrean)

1. comb, crest (of a cock)
   • eun cìr-dhearg an aonaich ― the red-crested fowl of the heath
2. cud
   • Tha a' bhó a' cnàmh na cìre. ― The cow is chewing the cud.
3. jaw
4. part of a key containing the teeth
5. sheep; any cud-chewing animal

Derived terms

• cìr-mheala

Verb

cìr (past chìr, future cìridh, verbal noun cìreadh, past participle cìrte)

1. comb
2. curry, tease, hackle (as with wool)

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “cìr”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language (John Grant, Edinburgh, 1925, Compiled by Malcolm MacLennan)