siar

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See also: şiar and și-ar

Cimbrian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German schier, from Old High German skiaro (“fast, immediately”), from Proto-Germanic *skēro, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *skey- (“to split”),[1] or according to Kluge from *skīriz (“pure, clear”).[2] Cognate with German schier.

Adverb[edit]

siar

  1. (Sette Comuni) almost
    'Z ist siar sait so imbaisan.
    It's almost time for dinner.

References[edit]

  • “siar” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “schier2”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
  2. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “schier”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Indonesian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈsiar]
  • Hyphenation: si‧ar

Etymology 1[edit]

From Malay siar, from Arabic شِعَار (šiʕār).

Verb[edit]

siar

  1. to broadcast.
    Synonym: menyiarkan
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of siar (meng-, intransitive)
Root siar
Active Involuntary Passive Imperative Jussive
Active – – – – –
Locative menyiari tersiari disiari siari siarilah
Causative / Applicative1 menyiarkan tersiarkan disiarkan siarkan siarkanlah
Causative
Active mempersiar terpersiar dipersiar persiarkan persiarlah
Locative mempersiari terpersiari dipersiari persiari persiarilah
Causative / Applicative1 mempersiarkan terpersiarkan dipersiarkan persiarkan persiarkanlah
1The -kan row is either causative or applicative, with transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning.
Notes:
Some of these forms do normally not exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Back-formation from pesiar (“to travel in leisure”), from Portuguese passear (“to travel in leisure”), from Latin passus (“step”), from pandō (“I stretch”).

Root[edit]

siar

  1. to travel in leisure.
Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Ingrian[edit]

Noun[edit]

siar

  1. (dialectal) Alternative spelling of sisar

References[edit]

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 522

Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Irish síar.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

siar

  1. (destination) westerly, to the west

Adverb[edit]

siar

  1. west, westward
  2. back, to the rear

Usage notes[edit]

  • This word refers only to an ultimate destination of movement (i.e., "to the west").
  • The adjective is indeclinable in Irish

See also[edit]

Irish adverbs of direction and position
Point of reference Motion toward Stationary
position at		 Motion from
above, up suas thuas anuas
below, down síos thíos aníos
east soir thoir anoir
west/back siar thiar aniar
north ó thuaidh thuaidh aduaidh
south ó dheas theas aneas
northeast soir ó thuaidh thoir thuaidh anoir aduaidh
northwest siar ó thuaidh thiar thuaidh aniar aduaidh
southeast soir ó dheas thoir theas anoir aneas
southwest siar ó dheas thiar theas aniar aneas
over there sall thall anall
over here — — anonn
inside isteach istigh —
outside amach amuigh —

Further reading[edit]

Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

siar

  1. western, west

Synonyms[edit]

Antonyms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Swedish[edit]

Verb[edit]

siar

  1. present of sia

West Coast Bajau[edit]

Noun[edit]

siar

  1. shrimp (decapod crustacean)

Synonyms[edit]

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