"ciar" meaning in Irish

See ciar in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ciəɾˠ/
Etymology: From Old Irish cíar (“dark”), from Proto-Celtic *kēros, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃i-, extension of *(s)ḱeh₃- (“grey, dark”). Further cognates are Old Novgorodian хѣрь (xěrĭ, “gray cloth”) and Old English hār (“grey-haired”). Etymology templates: {{root|ga|ine-pro|*(s)ḱeh₃-}}, {{inh|ga|sga|cíar||dark}} Old Irish cíar (“dark”), {{inh|ga|cel-pro|*kēros}} Proto-Celtic *kēros, {{der|ga|ine-pro||*(s)ḱeh₃i-}} Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃i-, {{cog|zle-ono|хѣрь||gray cloth}} Old Novgorodian хѣрь (xěrĭ, “gray cloth”), {{cog|ang|hār||grey-haired}} Old English hār (“grey-haired”) Head templates: {{head|ga|adjective|genitive singular masculine|céir|genitive singular feminine|céire||{{{gsf2}}}|plural|ciara||{{{pl2}}}|comparative|céire|||head=}} ciar (genitive singular masculine céir, genitive singular feminine céire, plural ciara, comparative céire), {{ga-adj|comp=céire|gsf=céire|gsm=céir|pl=~a}} ciar (genitive singular masculine céir, genitive singular feminine céire, plural ciara, comparative céire) Inflection templates: {{ga-mut}} Forms: céir [genitive, masculine, singular], céire [feminine, genitive, singular], ciara [plural], céire [comparative], no-table-tags [table-tags], ciar [masculine, nominative, singular], chiar [feminine, nominative, singular], ciara [error-unrecognized-form, nominative, plural], chiara [error-unrecognized-form, nominative, plural], chéir [masculine, singular, vocative], chiar [feminine, singular, vocative], ciara [error-unrecognized-form, plural, vocative], chéir [genitive, masculine, singular], céire [feminine, genitive, singular], ciara [error-unrecognized-form, genitive, plural], ciar [error-unrecognized-form, genitive, plural], ciar [dative, masculine, singular], chiar [dative, masculine, singular], chiar [dative, feminine, singular], chéir [archaic, dative, feminine, singular], ciara [dative, error-unrecognized-form, plural], chiara [dative, error-unrecognized-form, plural], níos céire [comparative, error-unrecognized-form], is céire [error-unrecognized-form, superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], ciar [error-unrecognized-form], chiar [error-unrecognized-form], gciar [error-unrecognized-form]
  1. swarthy, dark Derived forms: ciardhubh (english: jet black, sable), ciaróg (english: beetle) Related terms: Ciarán
    Sense id: en-ciar-ga-adj-6GerYBgM Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
      "args": {
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      "name": "inh"
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      "args": {
        "1": "zle-ono",
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      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
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        "singular"
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        "feminine",
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      "form": "ciara",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
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      ]
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      "form": "ciar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ciar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chiar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
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    },
    {
      "form": "chiar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chéir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
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    {
      "form": "níos céire",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "is céire",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ga-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ciar",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "chiar",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gciar",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {},
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  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "adj",
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          "name": "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
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          "english": "jet black, sable",
          "word": "ciardhubh"
        },
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          "english": "beetle",
          "word": "ciaróg"
        }
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        [
          "dark",
          "dark"
        ]
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        {
          "word": "Ciarán"
        }
      ]
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ciəɾˠ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ciar"
}
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  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "jet black, sable",
      "word": "ciardhubh"
    },
    {
      "english": "beetle",
      "word": "ciaróg"
    }
  ],
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  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish cíar (“dark”), from Proto-Celtic *kēros, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃i-, extension of *(s)ḱeh₃- (“grey, dark”). Further cognates are Old Novgorodian хѣрь (xěrĭ, “gray cloth”) and Old English hār (“grey-haired”).",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "céir",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "céire",
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      ]
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    },
    {
      "form": "céire",
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    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
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    {
      "form": "chiara",
      "source": "declension",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chéir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chiar",
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      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "ciara",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chéir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "céire",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ciara",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ciar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ciar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chiar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chiar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chéir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ciara",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chiara",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "níos céire",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "is céire",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ga-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ciar",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chiar",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gciar",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "11": "",
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  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Ciarán"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "Irish adjectives",
        "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Irish lemmas",
        "Irish terms derived from Old Irish",
        "Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
        "Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Irish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *(s)ḱeh₃-",
        "Irish terms inherited from Old Irish",
        "Irish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
        "Pages with 4 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "swarthy, dark"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
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        ],
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        ]
      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ciəɾˠ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ciar"
}

Download raw JSONL data for ciar meaning in Irish (5.0kB)

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  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </div>",
  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "Irish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "ciar",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </div>",
  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "Irish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "ciar",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'strong noun'",
  "path": [
    "ciar"
  ],
  "section": "Irish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "ciar",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'weak noun'",
  "path": [
    "ciar"
  ],
  "section": "Irish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "ciar",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: ciar/Irish 'radical' base_tags=set()",
  "path": [
    "ciar"
  ],
  "section": "Irish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "ciar",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'lenition'",
  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "Irish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "ciar",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'eclipsis'",
  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "Irish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "ciar",
  "trace": ""
}

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If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.