sheer-

Manx

prefix

Definitions

continuous, endless, permanent, interminable, perpetual, ceaseless, persistent, lasting, continual, unending, constant

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish sír (lasting, constant).

Origin

Old Irish

sír

Gloss

lasting, constant

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

síor- Irish
sír Old Irish
sìor Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
*sīros Proto-Celtic