ciur

See also: Ciur

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cibrum, from Latin crībrum (through dissimilation). Compare Aromanian tsir; compare also the different dissimilation in French crible and Portuguese crivo.

Alternatively from Latin cilibrum, an earlier or archaic form of cribrum (cf. Sardinian chilibru, chiliru), found in Dioscorides' writings.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

ciur n (plural ciururi)

1. sieve, sifter, strainer, screen, tammy, riddle

   Synonym: sită

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	ciur	ciurul	ciururi	ciururile
genitive-dative	ciur	ciurului	ciururi	ciururilor
vocative	ciurule		ciururilor

Derived terms

• ciura
• ciurui

See also

• cerne
• strecurătoare

Anagrams

• iruc, uric, curi