ciamar

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Contraction of cia +‎ e +‎ mar.

Pronunciation

  • (Uist) IPA(key): /ˈkʲʰimaɾ/[1]
  • (Skye) IPA(key): /ˈkʲʰiməɾ/, (careful speech) /ˈkʲʰiəməɾ/[2]
  • (East Inverness-shire) IPA(key): /ˈkʰamaɾ/

Adverb

ciamar

  1. how
    Ciamar a chanas tu sin ann an Gàidhlig?How do you say that in Gaelic?
    Ciamar a tha sibh?How are you?

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966), Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath
  2. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1941), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. II: The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 52

Venetan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin clāmāre. Compare Italian chiamare.

Verb

ciamar

  1. (transitive) to call, name
  2. (transitive) to telephone

Conjugation

* Venetan conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Derived terms