ciúin

See also: ciùin

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ciúin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /cuːnʲ/

Adjective

ciúin (genitive singular masculine ciúin, genitive singular feminine ciúine, plural ciúine, comparative ciúine)

1. quiet, silent, still, tranquil, peaceful

   Is minic a bhí ciúin ciontach. (proverb)

   Silence often denotes guilt.

   Is ciúin (iad) na linnte lána. (proverb)

   Still waters run deep.

Declension

Declension of ciúin

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	ciúin	chiúin	ciúine; chiúine²
Vocative	chiúin		ciúine
Genitive		ciúine	ciúine	ciúin
Dative	ciúin; chiúin¹	chiúin	ciúine; chiúine²
Comparative	níos ciúine
Superlative	is ciúine

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

• Aigéan Ciúin m (“Pacific Ocean”)
• Ciúin-Aigéan m (“Pacific Ocean”)
• ciúinbhriathrach (“soft-spoken”, adjective)
• ciúinchiontach (“secretly conscious of guilt; sly”, adjective)
• ciúinchosach (“silent of foot”, adjective)
• ciúinrosc m (“serene eye”)
• ciúnaigh (“calm; pacify”, verb)
• ciúnas m (“calmness; stillness, silence”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
ciúin	chiúin	gciúin
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ciúin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “ciuin”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 142
• Entries containing “ciúin” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “ciúin” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʲiːu̯nʲ/

Adjective

ciúin

1. calm, quiet
2. gentle, mild (of person)
3. soft (of voice)

Declension

i-stem
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ciúin	ciúin	ciúin
Vocative	ciúin
Accusative	ciúin	ciúin
Genitive	ciúin	ciúine	ciúin
Dative	ciúin	ciúin	ciúin
Plural	Masculine	Feminine/neuter
Nominative	ciúini	ciúini
Vocative	ciúini
Accusative	ciúini
Genitive	ciúin* ciúine
Dative	ciúinib
Notes	*not when substantivized

Related terms

• ciúine

Descendants

• Irish: ciúin
• Manx: kiune
• Scottish Gaelic: ciùin
• ⇒ Middle Irish: ciúnas

Mutation

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

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ciúin”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language