céir
Irish (Donegal)
/ceːɾʲ/
noun
Definitions
- wax
- coating, stain
Etymology
Inherited from Old Irish céir derived from Latin cēra (wax).
Origin
Latin
cēra
Gloss
wax
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- adipocere English
- adipocire English
- ceraceous English
- ceramide English
- cero- English
- cero Latin
- cerosus Latin
- cēra Latin
- cera Italian
- cera Spanish, Castilian
- cire Old French
- cera Catalan, Valencian
- ceară Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- céir Old Irish
- cèir Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- cèir-sheillean Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- cèireach Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- cèirich Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- cera Old Portuguese
- tsearã Aromanian
- cera Occitan
- cera Asturian
- cere Friulian
- cira Sicilian
- caira Dalmatian
- *kuɨr Proto-Brythonic