cian

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See also: Cian, cían, cián, Cían, ĉian, and cía-ŋ

Anyi

Noun

cian

  1. day

Catalan

Pronunciation

Noun

cian m (uncountable)

  1. cyan

See also

Colors in Catalan · colors (layout · text)
     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

Etymology

From Persian جهان (“world”).

Noun

cian

  1. universe, the world
    Synonym: dünya

Declension

Declension of cian
singular plural
nominative cian cianlar
genitive ciannıñ cianlarnıñ
dative cianğa cianlarğa
accusative ciannı cianlarnı
locative cianda cianlarda
ablative ciandan cianlardan

Derived terms

References

Esperanto

Pronunciation

Adjective

cian

  1. accusative singular of cia

Irish

Etymology

Old Irish cían, from Proto-Celtic *kēnos.

Pronunciation

Noun

cian f (genitive singular céine, nominative plural cianta)

  1. Length of time, age.
  2. Distance, distant place.

Declension

Declension of cian

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cian cianta
Vocative a chian a chianta
Genitive céine cianta
Dative cian
céin (in certain phrases) 		cianta

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an chian na cianta
Genitive na céine na gcianta
Dative leis an gcian

don chian

leis na cianta

Derived terms

Noun

cian m (genitive singular cian)

  1. sadness, melancholy; longsomeness

Declension

Declension of cian

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative cian
Vocative a chian
Genitive cian
Dative cian

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular
Nominative an cian
Genitive an chian
Dative leis an gcian

don chian

Derived terms

Adjective

cian (genitive singular masculine céin, genitive singular feminine céin, plural ciana, comparative céin)

  1. long
  2. distant

Declension

Declension of cian
Singular Plural (m/f)
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

Mutation

Irish mutation
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

Ladin

Etymology

From Latin canis, canem.

Noun

cian m (plural cians)

  1. dog

Ligurian

Pronunciation

Adjective

cian

  1. flat, even

Noun

cian

  1. plateau

Old English

Pronunciation

Noun

ċīan

  1. accusative/genitive/dative singular of ċīe
  2. nominative/accusative plural of ċīe

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish cían (“far, distant”), from Proto-Celtic *kēnos.

Pronunciation

Noun

cian m (dative singular cèin, genitive singular cèin)

  1. (rare) distance, remoteness
    ’S cian nan cian bho dh’fhàg mi Leòdhas ― It’s ages and ages since I left Lewis.

Usage notes

  • Rarely used now, save for some standard phrases.

Adjective

cian (comparative cèine)

  1. distant, remote

Derived terms

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
cian chian
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English cyan, from Ancient Greek κυάνεος (kuáneos, “dark blue”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈθjan/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈsjan/
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: cian

Adjective

cian (invariable)

  1. cyan

Noun

cian m (uncountable)

  1. cyan

Related terms

See also

Colors in Spanish · colores (layout · text)
     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

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