ciúin
See also: ciùin
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]ciúin (genitive singular masculine ciúin, genitive singular feminine ciúine, plural ciúine, comparative ciúine)
- quiet, silent, still, tranquil, peaceful
- Is minic a bhí ciúin ciontach. (proverb)
- Silence often denotes guilt.
- Is ciúin (iad) na linnte lána. (proverb)
- Still waters run deep.
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | ciúin | chiúin | ciúine; chiúine2 | |
| vocative | chiúin | ciúine | ||
| genitive | ciúine | ciúine | ciúin | |
| dative | ciúin; chiúin1 |
chiúin | ciúine; chiúine2 | |
| Comparative | níos ciúine | |||
| Superlative | is ciúine | |||
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
[edit]- Aigéan Ciúin m (“Pacific Ocean”)
- Ciúin-Aigéan m (“Pacific Ocean”)
- ciúinbhriathrach (“soft-spoken”, adjective)
- ciúinchiontach (“secretly conscious of guilt; sly”, adjective)
- ciúinchosach (“silent of foot”, adjective)
- ciúinrosc m (“serene eye”)
- ciúnaigh (“calm; pacify”, verb)
- ciúnas m (“calmness; stillness, silence”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| ciúin | chiúin | gciúin |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ciúin”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 165, page 84
- ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 200.1, page 93
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 418, page 136
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ciúin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “ciuin”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 142
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ciúin”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “ciúin”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Old Irish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]ciúin
Declension
[edit]| i-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | ciúin | ciúin | ciúin |
| Vocative | ciúin | ||
| Accusative | ciúin | ciúin | |
| Genitive | ciúin | ciúine | ciúin |
| Dative | ciúin | ciúin | ciúin |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine/neuter | |
| Nominative | ciúini | ciúini | |
| Vocative | ciúini | ||
| Accusative | ciúini | ||
| Genitive | ciúin* ciúine | ||
| Dative | ciúinib | ||
| Notes | *not when substantivized | ||
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| ciúin | chiúin | ciúin 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.
Further reading
[edit]- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ciúin”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language