kiare

Manx

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʲɛːr/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish cethair, from Proto-Celtic *kʷetwores, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres.

Numeral

kiare

  1. four

Etymology 2

From Old Irish cerr (“crooked, maimed”) , from Proto-Celtic *kersos (“maimed”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic ceàrr and Irish cearr.

Adjective

kiare

  1. left
Derived terms
  • laue chiare (“left hand”)

Etymology 3

From English care.

Verb

kiare (verbal noun kiarail, past participle kiarit)

  1. to cogitate (as mischief, etc.), design
  2. to determine, decide, resolve
  3. to destine, intend
  4. to prepare, provide
  5. to purport
  6. to purpose
  7. to purvey

Mutation

Mutation of kiare
radical lenition eclipsis
kiare chiare giare

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

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