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ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY
cionnarra, identical, idem; Ir. cionda (dial. Gaelic cìonda), for ceudna, by metathesis of the n. The G. -arra is an adjectival form of the -ar in aon-ar, etc.
cionnas, how, Ir. cionnus, O. Ir. cindas = co+indas; see co and ionnas.
ciont, guilt, Ir. cionnta, O. Ir. cintach, injustice, cin, guilt (*cin-at-), dat.pl. cintaib; also G. †cion; I. E. qin, Gr. τίνυμαι, punish, ποινή, punishment, Lat. pœna, punishment, Eng. pain. See cion.
ciora, a pet lamb or sheep, cireag, a petted sheep, ciridh, the call to a sheep to come to one: all from a shorter form of the root ka'er or kair (i.e. kir) of caora, q.v.
cioralta, cheerful, ciorbail, snug; from Eng. cheerful. Cf. tìorail.
ciorram, hurt, damage, wounding, Ir. cíorrbhadh, E. Ir. cirriud, cirud, *cir-thu-, root ker, destroy, Lat. caries, decay, Gr. κήρ, death, Skr. çṛnâtí, smash. ro cirrad, was mutilated.
cìosaich, subdue: "make tributary"; from cìs, tribute, tax.
ciosan, a bread basket, corn-skep (M'D.), Ir. cisean, cis, basket, M. Ir. ceiss, possibly allied to (if not borrowed from) Lat. cista (Stokes). See céis. Sc. cassie.
ciotach, left-handed, sinister, so Ir., W. chwith, *sqîttu- (Stokes), *sqit-tu-, and sqit is an extension of sqi, sqai in Gr. σκαιός, Lat. scaevas (*sqai-vo-), left.
ciotag, a little plaid, shawl, O. Ir. cétaig, acc. case (Bk.of Armagh);
cìr, a comb, Ir. cìor, O. Ir. cír, *kensrâ; cf. Gr. κτέις, g. κτενός, (from skens), Ch. Sl. ceslŭ, Lit. kasýti, scratch (Stokes, Strachan), root qes, shave, scratch; cf. Gr. ξέω, ξυρόν. Zimmer refers it to the root qers, to furrow, Skr. karsha, a scratch, etc.; but qers would give a G. cerr. A Celtic cêra would be the ideal form, suggesting Lat. cêra, wax, "honey-comb".
cìr, cud, Ir., E. Ir. cír, Manx keeil, W. cil, Br. das-kiriat, ruminer. Perhaps identical with the above (Windisch). cir, ciridh, sheep (Carm.).
cìs, tribute, tax, Ir. cíos, O. Ir. cís; from Lat. census, whence Eng. census.
cisd, cist, a chest, Ir. cisde, M. Ir. ciste, W. cist; from Lat. cista, Ir. cis, piece of basket work of osiers. Cf. O. Ir. cass, basket, Lat. quasillus.
cìsean, hamper (Islay); from cèis.
ciseart, a light tweed (N.Lochaber).
cistin, a kitchen; from the Eng.
cith, a shower, Ir. cith, cioth, g. ceatha, E. Ir. cith, O. Ir. cithech, flebilium; *citu-:
