ciúnas

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish ciúnas. By surface analysis, ciúin (“calm, silent, still”, adjective) +‎ -as).

Pronunciation

Noun

ciúnas m (genitive singular ciúnais)

  1. calmness; stillness, quiet, silence

Declension

Declension of ciúnas

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative ciúnas
Vocative a chiúnais
Genitive ciúnais
Dative ciúnas

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an ciúnas
Genitive an chiúnais
Dative leis an gciúnas

don chiúnas

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
ciúnas chiúnas gciúnas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Middle Irish

Etymology

From ciúin +‎ -as.

Pronunciation

  • (earlier) IPA(key): /ˈkʲiːu̯nəs/
  • (later) IPA(key): /ˈkʲuːnəs/

Noun

ciúnas m (genitive ciúnais, no plural)

  1. calmness, quiet
  2. repose

Descendants

  • Irish: ciúnas
  • Manx: kiunys
  • Scottish Gaelic: ciùineas

Mutation

Middle Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
ciúnas chiúnas ciúnas
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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