ciura

See also: ciurą

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian цю́ра (cjúra).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ɕu.ra/
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  • Rhymes: -ura
  • Syllabification: ciu‧ra

Noun

ciura m pers or f

  1. (derogatory) nobody, lightweight
  2. (historical, military) camp follower

Declension

Masculine declension:

Feminine declension:

Derived terms

verbs
  • ciurzyć impf

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

From ciur, possibly corresponding to Latin crībrō, crībrāre, through a Vulgar Latin dissimilated form *cibrāre.[1]

Verb

a ciura (third-person singular present ciurează, past participle ciurat) 1st conjugation

  1. (archaic) to sift (with a sieve), sieve, pass through a sieve
    Synonym: cerne
  2. (archaic) to embroider
    Synonym: broda

Conjugation

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