ciúin
See also: ciùin
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /cuːnʲ/
Adjective
ciúin (genitive singular masculine ciúin, genitive singular feminine ciúine, plural ciúine, comparative ciúine)
Declension
Declension of ciúin
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ciúin | chiúin | ciúine; chiúine² | |
| Vocative | chiúin | ciúine | ||
| Genitive | ciúine | ciúine | ciúin | |
| Dative | ciúin; chiúin¹ |
chiúin | ciúine; chiúine² | |
| Comparative | níos ciúine | |||
| Superlative | is ciúine | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- An tAigéan Ciúin m, An Ciúin-Aigéan m (“the Pacific Ocean”)
- chomh ciúin leis an uaigh, chomh ciúin leis an reilig (“still as the grave”)
- chomh ciúin le linn (“calm as a pond”)
- ciúinbhriathrach (“soft-spoken”, adjective)
- ciúinchiontach (“secretly conscious of guilt; sly”, adjective)
- ciúinchosach (“silent of foot”, adjective)
- ciúinrosc m (“serene eye”)
- ciúnaigh (“calm; pacify”, verb)
- ciúnas m (“calmness; stillness, silence”)
- coinnigh ciúin (“hush up”, verb)
- éirigh ciúin (“quieten (down)”, verb)
- séasúr ciúin m (“low season, off-season”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| ciúin | chiúin | gciúin |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "ciúin" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “ciúin” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “ciuin” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- Entries containing “ciúin” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “ciúin” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʲiːu̯nʲ/
Declension
| i-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | ciúin | ciúin | ciúin |
| Vocative | ciúin | ||
| Accusative | ciúin | ciúin | |
| Genitive | ciúin | ciúine | ciúin |
| Dative | ciúin | ciúin | ciúin |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine/neuter | |
| Nominative | ciúini | ciúini | |
| Vocative | ciúini | ||
| Accusative | ciúini | ||
| Genitive | ciúin* ciúine | ||
| Dative | ciúinib | ||
| Notes | *not when substantivized | ||
Derived terms
Related terms
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| ciúin | chiúin | ciúin pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/ |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- “ciúin” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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