ciar

Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) ciar

1. first-person singular future passive indicative of ciō

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish cíar (“dark”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱēy(w)-, *ḱyē(w)- (“grey, dark”). Further cognates are Old Novgorodian хѣрь (xěrĭ, “gray cloth”) and Old English hār (“grey-haired”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰiaɾ/

Adjective

ciar (comparative nas cèire / na bu chèire)

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

Related terms

• dorcha
• dubh

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Spanish

Verb

1. to back water