Cían

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cian"

Old Irish

Etymology

From cían (“long, distant, lasting”).

Proper noun

Cían m

1. (Irish mythology) Son of Dían Cécht of the Túatha Dé Danann and born with a caul on his head. Best known as the father of Lugh Lámhfada by the Fomarian princess Ethniu.

Descendants

• Irish: Cian
  • English: Kian

Mutation

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