ciar
Gaelic (Scots)
/kʰiaɾ/
adjective
Definitions
- swarthy, dark, dun, dusky
- gloomy, depressed.
Etymology
Inherited from Old Irish cíar (dark) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱēy(w)-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*ḱēy(w)-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- hoar English
- hoared English
- hoarfrost English
- hoarfrosted English
- hoarhead English
- hoarwithy English
- hoary English
- *ḱēy(w)- Proto-Indo-European
- *hairaz Proto-Germanic
- hār Old English
- hor Middle English
- ciar Irish
- *śěrъ Proto-Slavic
- hērro Old High German
- cíar Old Irish
- Heer Alemannic German
- хѣрь Old Novgorodian