dian
Esperanto
Finnish
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish dían (“swift, rapid”), from Proto-Celtic *dēnos, from Proto-Indo-European *deyh₁- (“fly, move swiftly”); compare Ancient Greek δίεμαι (díemai, “hasten”), Sanskrit दीयति (dī́yati, “fly”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dʲiənˠ/
Adjective
dian (genitive singular masculine déin, genitive singular feminine déine, plural diana, comparative déine)
Declension
Declension of dian
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | dian | dhian | diana; dhiana² | |
| Vocative | dhéin | diana | ||
| Genitive | déine | diana | dian | |
| Dative | dian; dhian¹ |
dhian; dhéin (archaic) |
diana; dhiana² | |
| Comparative | níos déine | |||
| Superlative | is déine | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| dian | dhian | ndian |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*dēno-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 95
Further reading
- “1 dían” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “dian” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 239.
- "dian" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “dian” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “dian” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- “dian” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
Mandarin
Romanization
dian
Usage notes
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish dían (“swift, rapid”), from Proto-Celtic *dēnos, from Proto-Indo-European *deyh₁- (“fly, move swiftly”); compare Ancient Greek δίεμαι (díemai, “hasten”), Sanskrit दीयति (dī́yati, “fly”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃian/
Synonyms
Derived terms
- dian-amhairc (“stare”)
- dian-bhriathrach (“assertive”)
- dian-ruith (“rush”, noun)
- dian-thograch (“ambitious”)
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| dian | dhian |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References
- Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*dēno-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 95
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