schiera
Italian
Etymology
From Old Occitan esquiera, from Old French eschiere[1], ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skarō, whence also Old English scearu, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to part; split; cut off; sever; divide”). Compare German Schar (“troop”).
Noun
schiera f (plural schiere)
- rank (line of soldiers)
Verb
schiera
- third-person singular present indicative of schierare
- second-person singular imperative of schierare