ciúin

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See also: ciùin

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ciúin.[1]

Pronunciation

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of ciúin
radical lenition eclipsis
ciúin chiúin gciúin

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ciúin”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 165, page 84
  3. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath , section 200.1, page 93
  4. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 418, page 136

Further reading

Old Irish

Pronunciation

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

Descendants

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

Mutation

Mutation of ciúin
radical lenition nasalization
ciúin chiúin ciúin
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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