cír

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cir"

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ciːɾʲ/[1]

Noun

cír

  1. dative singular of cíor

Mutation

Mutated forms of cír
radical lenition eclipsis
cír chír gcír

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 474, page 151

Mandarin

Romanization

cír (cir2, Zhuyin ㄘˊㄦ)

  1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 詞兒 / 词儿

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *kīnsrā, from Proto-Indo-European *kes- (“to comb, scratch”), see also Proto-Slavic *kosa (“hair”), Lithuanian kasa (“braid”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʲiːr/

Noun

cír f

  1. comb, rake
  2. crest, tip

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative círL círL círaH
vocative círL círL círaH
accusative círN círL círaH
genitive círeH círL círN
dative círL círaib círaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: cíor
  • Manx: kere, kerey
  • Scottish Gaelic: cìr

Mutation

Mutation of cír
radical lenition nasalization
cír chír cír
pronounced with /ɡʲ-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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