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ciur¹

Where it comes from

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.

noun ciururi · ciur · ciurul · ciururile

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

    Similar: sită

Ciur²

Where it comes from

From ciur.

proper noun lui Ciur

  1. masculine a surname

In English

  • sieve device to separate larger objects from smaller ones or from liquids
  • reticulum zoology: second stomach of a ruminant

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@misc{ciur_2026,
  title = {ciur},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/ciur},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}