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See also: şiar and și-ar

Cimbrian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German schier, from Old High German skiaro (fast, immediately), from Proto-Germanic *skēro, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *skey- (to split),[1] or according to Kluge from *skīriz (pure, clear).[2] Cognate with German schier.

Adverb

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siar

  1. (Sette Comuni) almost
    'Z ist siar sait so imbaisan.
    It's almost time for dinner.

References

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  • “siar” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974), Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “schier2”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
  2. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883), “schier”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Indonesian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Malay siar, from Arabic شِعَار (šiʕār).

Verb

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siar

  1. to broadcast
    Synonyms: bendang, pertebar, seranta, uar-uar
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Etymology 2

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Back-formation from pesiar (to travel in leisure), from Portuguese passear (to travel in leisure), from Latin passus (step), from pandō (I stretch).

Verb

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siar

  1. (chiefly used in derivations) to travel in leisure
    Synonym: berpelesir
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Further reading

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Ingrian

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Noun

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siar

  1. (dialectal) alternative spelling of sisar

References

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  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 522

Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish síar.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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siar

  1. (destination) westerly, to the west

Adverb

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siar

  1. west, westward
  2. back, to the rear
    For quotations using this term, see Citations:siar.

Usage notes

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  • This word refers only to an ultimate destination of movement (i.e., "to the west").
  • The adjective is indeclinable in Irish.

Derived terms

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See also

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Irish adverbs of direction and position
point of reference motion toward stationary
position at
stationary position
on the indicated side
motion from
above, up suas thuas lastuas anuas
below, down síos thíos laistíos aníos
east soir thoir lastoir anoir
west/back siar thiar laistiar aniar
north ó thuaidh thuaidh lastuaidh aduaidh
south ó dheas theas laisteas aneas
northeast soir ó thuaidh thoir thuaidh anoir aduaidh
northwest siar ó thuaidh thiar thuaidh aniar aduaidh
southeast soir ó dheas thoir theas anoir aneas
southwest siar ó dheas thiar theas aniar aneas
over there sall thall lastall anall
over here anonn
inside isteach istigh laistigh
outside amach amuigh lasmuigh

References

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  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 83, page 45
  2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 138
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 196

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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siar

  1. western, west

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Antonyms

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Swedish

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Verb

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siar

  1. present of sia

West Coast Bajau

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Noun

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siar

  1. shrimp (decapod crustacean)

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