siar
Greenlandic
Affix
siar
- used to express a quality of being slightly in one direction
- Tunuaamitsiarit!
- Move a little backwards!
- Ungasiarpoq.
- He is rather far away.
Ingrian
Etymology
Borrowed from Proto-Balto-Slavic *s(w)esō; compare Lithuanian sesuo.
Noun
siar (genitive sissaaren, partitive siaart)
Declension
Inflection of siar
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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish síar
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃiəɾˠ/
Adjective
siar
Adverb
siar
- west, westward
- back, to the rear
- 1906, E. C. Quiggin, “Áindrías an Ime”, in A Dialect of Donegal: Being the Speech of Meenawannia in the Parish of Glenties, page 196:
- Seachtmhain roimhe Shamhain chuaidh an Seónstanach siar ⁊ seacht ngearráin ⁊ péire cliabh air ghach gearrán fá choinne a chuid ime.
- A week before Samhain, Johnstone went back with seven geldings and a pair of panniers on each gelding for his butter.
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Usage notes
- This word refers only to an ultimate destination of movement (i.e., "to the west").
- The adjective is indeclinable in Irish
See also
Irish adverbs of direction and position
| Motion toward | Stationary position at | Motion from | |
|---|---|---|---|
| up | suas | thuas | anuas |
| 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 | anonn, sall | thall | anall |
| inside | isteach | istigh | — |
| outside | amach | amuigh | — |
Scottish Gaelic
Adjective
siar
Synonyms
Antonyms
Derived terms
West Coast Bajau
Noun
siar
- shrimp (decapod crustacean)
Synonyms
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