Cían

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cian"

Old Irish

Etymology

From cían (“long, distant, lasting”).

Proper noun

Cían m

1. (Irish mythology) Son of Dían Cécht of the Túatha Dé Danann and born with a caul on his head. Best known as the father of Lugh Lámhfada by the Fomarian princess Ethniu.

Descendants

• Irish: Cian
  • English: Kian

Mutation

Mutation of Cían

radical	lenition	nasalization
Cían	Chían	Cían pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/

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