ciainíd

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

ciainíd f (genitive singular ciainíde)

1. cyanide

Declension

Declension of ciainíd

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative ciainíd Vocative a chiainíd Genitive ciainíde Dative ciainíd

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an chiainíd Genitive na ciainíde Dative leis an gciainíd don chiainíd

Derived terms

• próiseas ciainíde m (“cyanide process”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
ciainíd	chiainíd	gciainíd
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ciainíd”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ciainíd”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “ciainíd”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024