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.[1]

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Noun

ciur n (plural ciururi)

  1. sieve, sifter, strainer, screen, tammy, riddle
    Synonym: sită

Declension

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

Derived terms

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.dex.ro/ciur

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