ciron

== English == === Alternative forms === siron, syrone, chyron === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English ciron, borrowed from Middle French ciron (“mite”), inherited from Old French cirun, borrowed from Frankish *seuro, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *seur(j)ōn. Akin to Dutch zier. The ultimate origin is unknown, as cognates outside of West Germanic are lacking. Perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kes- (“to scrape”), source of Ancient Greek ξύω (xúō, “to scratch, scrape”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsiːɹəʊn/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsaɪ.ɹən/ Hyphenation: ci‧ron === Noun === ciron (plural cirons) (obsolete) The itch mite (Sarcoptes scabiei), which infects the skin. === References === === Further reading === van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “zier”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute “ciron”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === Corin, Noric, orcin == Esperanto == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡siron/ Rhymes: -iron Syllabification: ci‧ron === Noun === ciron accusative singular of ciro == French == === Noun === ciron m (plural cirons) ciron === Further reading === “ciron”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle English == === Noun === ciron (plural cirons) Ciron (“The itch-mite (Acarus scabiei)”). ==== References ==== “cirōn, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 1 June 2016. == Zazaki == === Etymology === Borrowed from Persian جیران (jirân, “neighbours”). === Noun === ciron neighbour