céin
Irish
editEtymology
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
editcéin f
Derived terms
editConjunction
editcéin
- (literary) whilst, as long as
- céin a bhí sé i mbeatha ― whilst he was alive
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
céin | chéin | gcéin |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Old Irish
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editcéin
- inflection of cían:
Noun
editcéin
- inflection of cían:
Conjunction
editcéin
Mutation
editOld Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
céin | chéin | céin pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cían”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language