ciseán

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See also: cìsean

Irish

Etymology

From cis (wicker container; basket, crate) +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

Noun

ciseán m (genitive singular ciseáin, nominative plural ciseáin)

  1. (wicker) basket (container)

Declension

Declension of ciseán (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative ciseán ciseáin
vocative a chiseáin a chiseána
genitive ciseáin ciseán
dative ciseán ciseáin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an ciseán na ciseáin
genitive an chiseáin na gciseán
dative leis an gciseán
don chiseán
leis na ciseáin

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of ciseán
radical lenition eclipsis
ciseán chiseán gciseán

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

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