cyaan
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin cȳaneus, from Ancient Greek κύανος (kúanos).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cyaan n (uncountable)
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Adjective edit
cyaan (comparative cyaner, superlative cyaanst)
Inflection edit
Inflection of cyaan | ||||
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uninflected | cyaan | |||
inflected | cyane | |||
comparative | cyaner | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | cyaan | cyaner | het cyaanst het cyaanste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | cyane | cyanere | cyaanste |
n. sing. | cyaan | cyaner | cyaanste | |
plural | cyane | cyanere | cyaanste | |
definite | cyane | cyanere | cyaanste | |
partitive | cyaans | cyaners | — |
Jamaican Creole edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
cyaan
- can't, cannot
- Me cyaan dance now cause bar lock.
- I can't go dancing because the nightclubs are closed.
- We cyaan manage no hurricane now, we cyaan manage.
- We can't withstand another hurricane at present under any circumstances.
Further reading edit
- Richard Allsopp, editor (1996), Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press, published 2003, →ISBN, page 185