FromMiddle English cairen kayren Old Norse keyra ( “ to whip, lash, fling, toss, prick on, drive ” ) , fromProto-Germanic *kaurijaną ( “ tu turn, sweep ” ) . Cognate withIcelandic keyra ( “ to run, drive, urge ” ) ,Swedish köra ( “ to drive, go, run ” ) ,Danish køre ( “ to drive ” ) ,Norwegian Bokmål kjøre ( “ to drive ” ) ,Norwegian Nynorsk køyra ( “ to drive ” ) ,Old English ċierran ( “ to turn, change, go, come ” ) . More atchar
cair (third-person singular simple present cairs present participle cairing simple past and past participle caired
( intransitive , obsolete ) go .( transitive , obsolete ) carry .( transitive , dialectal ) toss backwards and forwards;mix up ;overhandle ;stir about.cair (plural cairs
Alternative form ofcaer ( “ Welsh fortress ” ) .FromMalay cair
IPA (key ) : [ˈt͡ʃaɪr] Hyphenation:ca‧ir cair (comparative lebih cairsuperlative paling cair
liquid : flowing freely like water; fluid; not solid and not gaseous; composed of particles that move freely among each other on the slightest pressureSynonym: likuid thin : of low viscosity or low specific gravitySynonym: encer Antonyms: beku kental pekat ( figurative ) fluid : convertible into cash( figurative ) disbursed ( figurative ) leaked : of a document, etc, produced by a company or organization, intended to be confidential but having been released to the public or the pressSynonym: bocor ( figurative ) weak Synonym: lemah cair (Jawi spelling چاءير comparative lebih cairsuperlative paling cair
liquid : flowing freely like water; fluid; not solid and not gaseous; composed of particles that move freely among each other on the slightest pressure.thin : of low viscosity or low specific gravity.Antonym: kental ( figurative ) fluid : convertible into cash.( figurative ) leaked : of a document, etc, produced by a company or organization, intended to be confidential but having been released to the public or the press.Synonym: bocor ( figurative ) weak Synonym: lemah FromMiddle Irish cóir Old Irish coaïr cóir
cair
just ,right due cair f genitive singular cair plural cairyn
property rights ,privilege Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
Univerbation ofcía ( “ what? ” ) +air ( “ for ” ) ,[ 1] Middle Welsh pyr ( “ why? ” ) suggests the univerbation may have happened already in Proto–Insular Celtic.
Thurneysen suggests that the above etymology applies only to the sense“ why? ” , while the interrogative particle is fromLatin quaere [ 2] quaere
cair
why ?cair
particle introducing a direct question, generally used in addition to another question word such asin wh -word ^ Pedersen, Holger (1913 ),Vergleichende Grammatik der keltischen Sprachen [Comparative Grammar of the Celtic Languages →ISBN § 521.2 ,page201 ^ Thurneysen, Rudolf (1940 ) [1909 ],D. A. Binchy andOsborn Bergin , transl.,A Grammar of Old Irish , Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, translation ofHandbuch des Alt-Irischen →ISBN § 460 , page289 ; reprinted2017 cahir ( pre-reform spelling ) FromOld Galician-Portuguese caer Late Latin cadēre Latin cadĕre Proto-Italic *kadō Proto-Indo-European *ḱad- ( “ to fall ” ) . Cognate withGalician caer Spanish caer
Homophone :caí ( Brazil, only with a dropped -r ) Hyphenation:ca‧ir cair (first-person singular present caio first-person singular preterite caí past participle caído ( intransitive )
tofall ; tofall down ; todrop A maçãcaiu . ―The applefell . 1938 Graciliano Ramos , “Mudança [A New Home ]”, inVidas Seccas [Barren Lives [1] Rio de Janeiro :Livraria José Olympio Editora ,page15 :Saciado,cahiu de papo para cima, olhando as estrellas, que vinham nascendo. Satisfied, hefell belly-up, looking at the stars, which were coming up. tofall ( to fall so it is no longer attached to or on top of something ) [with de ‘from’ ]O livrocaiu da mesa. ―The bookfell from the table. A maçãcaiu do galho. ―The applefell from the branch. ( figurative ) fall ; tocollapse ( to be overthrown, defeated or annulled ) O novo governo logocairá . ―The new governmentwill fall soon. tosuit ( to be appropriate or suitable ) , tobe fitting with bem ‘well’ or mal ‘badly’ ,along with com or em ‘someone’ ]Um vestido pretocairia bem nela. ―A black dresswould suit her well. Um vinhozinhocai bem. ―Some wine would be nice. togo down ( of food ) ( to be eaten with or without causing indigestion ) with bem ‘well’ or mal ‘badly’ ]Essa pizza podreme caiu mal. ―This rotten pizza didn’tgo down well. tofall , todecrease ( to lower in value or quantity ) Espero que o preço dos livroscaia . ―I hope that the price of the booksfalls . to getdisconnected , to beinterrupted ( of a call or connection ) Caiu a ligação.The connectiondropped . ( euphemistic ) fall ( to die in battle ) Muitos dos nossos soldadoscaíram naquela guerra. ―Many of our soldiersfell in that war. to bepresent ( of a subject or question ) with em ‘in a test’ ]Caiu uma pergunta sobre a revolução.There was a question about the revolution.Eu não tinha estudado nada do quecaiu na prova. ―I hadn’t studied anything thatwas in the test. to beavailable ( of money ) with em ‘in a bank account’ ]Meu salário jácaiu na minha conta bancária. ―My salary is alreadyavailable in my bank account. tofall ( to occur on a certain date ) with em ‘on a date’ ]Synonym: ocorrer 2024 December 23, “Feriado de Natal: veja o que abre e o que fecha em Maceió”, inTV Gazeta [2] the original on23 December 2024 :Dia 24/12, véspera de Natal,cai na terça-feira. O dia 25/12, feriado de Natal,cai na quarta-feira. 24/12, Christmas Eve,falls on a Tuesday. 25/12, Christmas holiday,falls on a Wednesday. “cair ”, inDicionário Aulete Digital 2026 “cair ” inDicionário Aberto based onNovo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo , 1913 
