keir

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keir^¹

noun keirs

alternative Alternative form of kier The keirs, becks, washing machines, etc., are placed sufficiently low to allow of being fed from the water supply by gravitation, and the outlets placed just sufficiently high to reach the water line of the river a little above its normal flow.

Keir^²

/kɪə/ Australia, UK
/kɪɹ/ US
/kɪəɹ/ US
/kiɹ/ Scotland
/kiə/ New Zealand
/kɛː/

Sounds like care (cheer–chair merger) · Rhymes with -ɪə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic ciar (“dark”) or Old Norse [Term?]. Hanks (2006) derived the name from Pictish/Proto-Brythonic *kaɨr (“a fort”), possibly via Scots keir.

proper noun Keirs

A surname.
A male given name. A British teenager who killed three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event was jailed for at least 52 years on Thursday, for an attack Prime Minister Keir Starmer called one of the most harrowing moments in Britain’s history.

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日本語	キア Kia
Ελληνικά	Κιρ Kir
العربية	كير Kīr

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"keir." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/keir. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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keir. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/keir

Chicago

"keir." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/keir.

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@misc{keir_2026,
  title = {keir},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/keir},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}