ciur

See also: Ciur

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cibrum, from Latin crībrum (through dissimilation). Compare Aromanian tsir; compare also the different dissimilation in French crible and Portuguese crivo.

Alternatively from Latin cilibrum, an earlier or archaic form of cribrum (cf. Sardinian chilibru, chiliru), found in Dioscorides' writings.^[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

ciur n (plural ciururi)

1. sieve, sifter, strainer, screen, tammy, riddle

   Synonym: sită

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) ciur	ciurul	(niște) ciururi	ciururile
genitive/dative	(unui) ciur	ciurului	(unor) ciururi	ciururilor
vocative	ciurule		ciururilor

Declension of ciur

Derived terms

• ciura
• ciurui

See also

• cerne
• strecurătoare

References

1. http://www.dex.ro/ciur