dian
Esperanto edit
Adjective edit
dian
- accusative singular of dia
Finnish edit
Noun edit
dian
Iban edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Malay dian, from Javanese ꦢꦶꦪꦤ꧀ (diyan).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dian
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay dian, from Classical Malay dian, from Javanese ꦢꦶꦪꦤ꧀ (diyan, “lamp, lantern”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dian (plural dian-dian, first-person possessive dianku, second-person possessive dianmu, third-person possessive diannya)
Further reading edit
- “dian” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish dían (“swift, rapid”), from Proto-Celtic *dēnos, from Proto-Indo-European *deyh₁- (“to chase away”); compare Ancient Greek δίεμαι (díemai, “hasten”), Sanskrit दीयति (dī́yati, “fly”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
dian (genitive singular masculine déin, genitive singular feminine déine, plural diana, comparative déine)
Declension edit
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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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 edit
Irish mutation | ||
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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 edit
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*dēno-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 95
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 80
Further reading edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 dían”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “dian”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 239
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dian”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- 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”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 46
Javanese edit
Noun edit
dian
- Nonstandard spelling of diyan.
Malay edit
Etymology edit
From Javanese ꦢꦶꦪꦤ꧀ (diyan), possibly from Austroasiatic. Compare Angkorian Old Khmer dyān, dyan (“candle”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dian (plural dian-dian, informal 1st possessive dianku, 2nd possessive dianmu, 3rd possessive diannya)
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “dian” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Mandarin edit
Romanization edit
dian
- Nonstandard spelling of diān.
- Nonstandard spelling of diǎn.
- Nonstandard spelling of diàn.
Usage notes edit
- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Adjective edit
dian (comparative dèine)
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- dian-amhairc (“stare”)
- dian-bhriathrach (“assertive”)
- dian-ruith (“rush”, noun)
- dian-thograch (“ambitious”)
- tuathanachas dian (“intensive farming”)
Mutation edit
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
dian | dhian |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*dēno-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 95
Swedish edit
Noun edit
dian
Tagalog edit
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
dián (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜀᜈ᜔) (now dialectal)
- Alternative form of diyan