cian
CatalanEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
cian m (uncountable)
See alsoEdit
blanc | gris | negre |
roig, vermell; carmesí | taronja; marró | groc; crema |
verd llima | verd | |
cian; xarxet | atzur | blau |
violat; indi | magenta; lila, porpra | rosa |
Crimean TatarEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
cian
- the world
SynonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
EsperantoEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
cian
- accusative singular of cia
IrishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Old Irish cían, from Proto-Celtic *kēnos.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
cian f (genitive singular céine, nominative plural cianta)
DeclensionEdit
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived termsEdit
NounEdit
cian m (genitive singular cian)
DeclensionEdit
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived termsEdit
AdjectiveEdit
cian (genitive singular masculine céin, genitive singular feminine céin, plural ciana, comparative céin)
DeclensionEdit
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | cian | chian | ciana; chiana² | |
Vocative | chéin | ciana | ||
Genitive | céin | ciana | cian | |
Dative | cian; chian¹ |
chian; chéin (archaic) |
ciana; chiana² | |
Comparative | níos céin | |||
Superlative | is céin |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived termsEdit
MutationEdit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cian | chian | gcian |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further readingEdit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cian”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
LadinEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin canis, canem.
NounEdit
cian m (plural cians)
LigurianEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
cian
NounEdit
cian
Old EnglishEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
ċīan
- inflection of ċīe
Scottish GaelicEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Irish cían (“far, distant”), from Proto-Celtic *kēnos.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
cian m (genitive singular cèin)
- (rare) distance, remoteness
- ’S cian nan cian bho dh’fhàg mi Leòdhas ― It’s ages and ages since I left Lewis.
Usage notesEdit
- Rarely used now, save for some standard phrases.
AdjectiveEdit
cian (comparative cèine)
Derived termsEdit
MutationEdit
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
cian | chian |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From English cyan, from Ancient Greek κυάνεος (kuáneos, “dark blue”).
PronunciationEdit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈθjan/ [ˈθjãn]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈsjan/ [ˈsjãn]
- Rhymes: -an
- Hyphenation: cian
AdjectiveEdit
cian (invariable)
NounEdit
cian m (uncountable)
Related termsEdit
See alsoEdit
blanco | gris | negro |
rojo; carmín, carmesí | naranja, anaranjado; marrón | amarillo; crema |
lima | verde | menta |
cian, turquesa; azul-petróleo | celeste, cerúleo | azul |
violeta; añil, índigo | magenta; morado, púrpura | rosa |
Further readingEdit
- “cian”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014