cían
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "cian"
Alternative forms
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | cían | cían | cían |
| Vocative | céin* cían** | ||
| Accusative | cían | céin | |
| Genitive | céin | céine | céin |
| Dative | cían | céin | cían |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine/neuter | |
| Nominative | céin | cíana | |
| Vocative | cíanu cíana† | ||
| Accusative | cíanu cíana† | ||
| Genitive | cían | ||
| Dative | cíanaib | ||
| Notes | *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative | ||
Noun
cían f
Declension
Derived terms
- cach la céin (“at one time”)
- céin (“since”, conjunction)
- íar céin (“after a while”)
- in céin (“since”, conjunction)
- in céin n-aili (“at another time”)
- ó chéin (“from long ago”)
Descendants
Mutation
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cían”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Pronunciation
Verb
cían
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