ciar

ciar

1. first-person singular future passive indicative of ciō

From Old Irish cíar (“dark”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱēy(w)-, *ḱyē(w)- (“grey, dark”). Further cognates are Old Novgorodian хѣрь (xěrĭ, “gray cloth”) and Old English hār (“grey-haired”).

• IPA^(key): /kʰiaɾ/

ciar (comparative nas cèire / na bu chèire)

1. swarthy, dark, dun, dusky
2. gloomy, depressed.

• dorcha
• dubh

ciar (first-person singular present cío, first-person singular preterite cie, past participle ciado)

1. to back water

• Rule: stressed í in certain conjugations; monosyllabic infinitives receive no written accent in certain conjugations. This change was put into effect in the 2010 spelling reforms by the RAE, so some other forms are still commonly seen.