cian
Anyi edit
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cian
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cian m (uncountable)
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blanc | gris | negre |
roig, vermell; carmesí | taronja; marró | groc; crema |
verd llima | verd | |
cian; xarxet | atzur | blau |
violat; indi | magenta; lila, porpra | rosa |
Crimean Tatar edit
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cian
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cian
- accusative singular of cia
Irish edit
Etymology edit
Old Irish cían, from Proto-Celtic *kēnos.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cian f (genitive singular céine, nominative plural cianta)
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Noun edit
cian m (genitive singular cian)
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Adjective edit
cian (genitive singular masculine céin, genitive singular feminine céin, plural ciana, comparative céin)
Declension edit
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 terms edit
Mutation edit
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 reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cian”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Ladin edit
Etymology edit
From Latin canis, canem.
Noun edit
cian m (plural cians)
Ligurian edit
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cian
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cian
Old English edit
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ċīan
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish cían (“far, distant”), from Proto-Celtic *kēnos.
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Noun edit
cian m (dative singular cèin, 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 notes edit
- Rarely used now, save for some standard phrases.
Adjective edit
cian (comparative cèine)
Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
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. |
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English cyan, from Ancient Greek κυάνεος (kuáneos, “dark blue”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈθjan/ [ˈθjãn]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈsjan/ [ˈsjãn]
- Rhymes: -an
- Syllabification: cian
Adjective edit
cian (invariable)
Noun edit
cian m (uncountable)
Related terms edit
See also edit
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, rosado |
Further reading edit
- “cian”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014