cíor

See also: cior

Irish

Alternative forms

  • cíoraigh (verb)

Etymology

From Old Irish cír, from Proto-Celtic *kīnsrā.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ciːɾˠ/

Noun

cíor f (genitive singular círe, nominative plural cíora)

  1. comb
  2. crest
  3. honeycomb
    Synonyms: cíor mheala, criathar meala
  4. cud

Declension

Derived terms

  • cíor chapaill (curry-comb)
  • cíor chinn, cíor chúil (hair-comb)
  • cíor cnoic (crest of hill)
  • cíor coiligh (cockscomb)
  • cíor fiacla, déadchíor (set of teeth, denture)
  • cíor gharbh (large-toothed comb)
  • cíor lámhaigh (crenellation)
  • cíor mhín (fine-toothed comb)
  • cíor mhullaigh tí (ridge of roof)
  • cíor thuathail (confusion, bewilderment)
  • cíorach (toothed)
  • cíoradóir (comber)
  • cíorán, círín (crest)
  • cíorbhuí (goldcrest)
  • cíormhaire ((wool-)comber; fuller; comb-maker)
  • cíorphatrún (comb pattern)

Verb

cíor (present analytic cíorann, future analytic cíorfaidh, verbal noun cíoradh, past participle cíortha)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) comb, curry
    Proverb:
    Ceann cíortha a dhíolas na cosa.
    Good grooming compensates for defects of person.
    Proverb:
    Is doiligh ceann catach a chíoradh.
    It is hard to smooth away difficulties.
    (literally, “It is hard to comb a curly head.”)
  2. (transitive, intransitive) discuss, consider, examine, explore
    Synonyms: cuir faoi chaibidil, déan cíoradh, déan trácht, pléigh, spíon, trácht
  3. (transitive) Alternative form of ciar (wax)

Conjugation

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cíor chíor gcíor
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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