ciúine

Irish

Etymology

ciúin +‎ -e; compare Manx kiuney.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈcuːnʲə/

Noun

ciúine f (genitive singular ciúine)

1. calm, gentleness, quiet

Declension

Declension of ciúine

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative ciúine Vocative a chiúine Genitive ciúine Dative ciúine

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an chiúine Genitive na ciúine Dative leis an gciúine don chiúine

Related terms

• ciúineacht
• ciúineadas
• ciúineas
• ciúnas

 

Adjective

ciúine

1. inflection of ciúin:
   1. genitive feminine singular
   2. nominative/vocative/dative/strong genitive genitive plural
   3. comparative degree

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
ciúine	chiúine	gciúine
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ciúine”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ciúine”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʲiːu̯nʲe/

Adjective

ciúine

1. inflection of ciúin:
   1. genitive singular feminine
   2. genitive plural all genders

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
ciúine	chiúine	ciúine pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.