siar

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German schier, from Old High German skiaro (“fast, immediately”). Cognate with German schier.

Adverb

siar

1. (Sette Comuni) almost

   'Z ist siar sait so imbaisan.

   It's almost time for dinner.

References

• “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

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Greenlandic

Affix

siar

1. used to express a quality of being slightly in one direction

   Tunuaamitsiarit!

   Move a little backwards!

   Ungasiarpoq.

   He is rather far away.

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Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Balto-Slavic *s(w)esō; compare Lithuanian sesuo.

Noun

1. sister

Declension

Declension of siar (irregular)
	singular	plural
nominative	siar	sizariin
genitive	sissaaren	sizaria
partitive	siaart	sizarisse
illative	sizaresse	sizariiz
inessive	sizareez	sizarist
elative	sizarest	sizarille
allative	sizarelle	sizariil
adessive	sizareel	sizarilt
ablative	sizarelt	sizariks
translative	sizareks	sizariin
essive	sizareen	{{{23}}}
exessive1)	sissaaret	{{{24}}}
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish síar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃiəɾˠ/

Adjective

siar

1. (destination) westerly, to the west

Adverb

siar

1. west, westward
2. back, to the rear
   • 1906, E. C. Quiggin, “Áindrías an Ime”, in A Dialect of Donegal: Being the Speech of Meenawannia in the Parish of Glenties, page 196:

     Seachtmhain roimhe Shamhain chuaidh an Seónstanach siar ⁊ seacht ngearráin ⁊ péire cliabh air ghach gearrán fá choinne a chuid ime.

     A week before Samhain, Johnstone went back with seven geldings and a pair of panniers on each gelding for his butter.

Usage notes

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

See also

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	—

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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Adjective

siar

1. western, west

Synonyms

• an iar

Antonyms

• sear

Derived terms

• An Cuan Siar
• Eileanan Siar

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West Coast Bajau

Noun

siar

1. shrimp (decapod crustacean)

Synonyms

• odang