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cían

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cian"

Old Irish

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FWOTD – 11 December 2021

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *keinos. The noun is a feminine substantivization of the adjective.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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cían

  1. far, distant
    Antonym: ocus
  2. long-lasting

For quotations using this term, see Citations:cían.

Declension

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o/ā-stem
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative cían cían cían
Vocative céin*
cían**
Accusative cían céin
Genitive céin céine céin
Dative cían céin cían
Plural Masculine Feminine/neuter
Nominative céin cíana
Vocative cíanu
cíana†
Accusative cíanu
cíana†
Genitive cían
Dative cíanaib
Notes *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative

**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized

Noun

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cían f

  1. a long (period of) time

Declension

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Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative cíanL céinL cíanaH
Vocative cíanL céinL cíanaH
Accusative céinN céinL cíanaH
Genitive céineH cíanL cíanN
Dative céinL cíanaib cíanaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Middle Irish: cían

Mutation

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Mutation of cían
radical lenition nasalization
cían chían cían
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈθian/ [ˈθi.ãn]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈsian/ [ˈsi.ãn]
  • Rhymes: -ian
  • Syllabification: cí‧an

Verb

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cían

  1. third-person plural present indicative of ciar
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