cair

noun. ship

cair

noun. ship

Cognates

• Q. cirya “(sharp-prowed) ship; swift gliding, (sharp-prowed) ship, [ᴹQ.] boat; [Q.] swift gliding” ✧ PE17/147

Derivations

• ✶kiryā “(small swift sailing) ship; swift (especially of things that pass easily through obstacles)”
  • √KIR “cut, cleave, pass swiftly through; shave; skim (surface), slip along, glide quickly”

Element in

• S. aran cîr lim “*king of swift ships” ✧ PE17/147
• S. aran na chîr lim “*king of swift ships” ✧ PE17/147
• S. Cair Andros “Ship of Long Foam” ✧ SA/an(d)
• S. círdan “shipbuilder, shipwright”
• ᴺS. cirias “fleet (of ships)”
• ᴺS. cirion “sailor, shipman”
• S. Pelargir “Garth of Royal Ships”

Variations

• Cair ✧ SA/an(d)

cair

ship

cair (in compounds cír-) (i gair, o chair), pl. cîr, i chîr; coll. pl. ciriath.