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Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *keinos. The noun is a feminine substantivization of the adjective.
Pronunciation
Adjective
cían
- far, distant
- Antonym: ocus
- long-lasting
For quotations using this term, see Citations:cían.
Declension
| o/ā-stem
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| Singular
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Masculine
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Feminine
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Neuter
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| Nominative
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cían
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cían
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cían
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| Vocative
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céin*
cían**
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| Accusative
|
cían
|
céin
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| Genitive
|
céin
|
céine
|
céin
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| Dative
|
cían
|
céin
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cían
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| Plural
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Masculine
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Feminine/neuter
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| Nominative
|
céin
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cíana
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| Vocative
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cíanu
cíana†
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| Accusative
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cíanu
cíana†
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| Genitive
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cían
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| Dative
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cíanaib
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| Notes
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*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative
**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized
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Noun
cían f
- a long (period of) time
Declension
| Feminine ā-stem
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Singular
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Dual
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Plural
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| Nominative
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cíanL
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céinL
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cíanaH
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| Vocative
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cíanL
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céinL
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cíanaH
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| Accusative
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céinN
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céinL
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cíanaH
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| Genitive
|
céineH
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cíanL
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cíanN
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| Dative
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céinL
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cíanaib
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cíanaib
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
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Derived terms
Descendants
Mutation
Mutation of cían
| radical |
lenition |
nasalization
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| cían
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chían
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cían
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈθian/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈsian/
- Rhymes: -ian
- Syllabification: cí‧an
Verb
cían
- third-person plural present indicative of ciar