cía
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *kʷēs (compare Welsh pwy), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʲiːa̯/
Pronoun
cía
- (interrogative) who?
- c. 1160, The Tale of Mac Da Thó's Pig, section 3:
- Tabair dóibsium dib línaib, cumma cía thóetsat imbi.
- Give it to them both, it doesn’t matter who will fall because of it.
- Tabair dóibsium dib línaib, cumma cía thóetsat imbi.
- c. 1160, The Tale of Mac Da Thó's Pig, section 3:
Related terms
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
cía | chía | cía pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Spanish
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