ciúine

Irish

Etymology

ciúin +‎ -e; compare Manx kiuney.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈcuːnʲə/

Noun

ciúine f (genitive singular ciúine)

1. calm, gentleness, quiet

Declension

Declension of ciúine (fourth declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative ciúine vocative a chiúine genitive ciúine dative ciúine forms with the definite article case singular nominative an chiúine genitive na ciúine dative leis an gciúine don chiúine

Related terms

• ciúineacht
• ciúineadas
• ciúineas
• ciúnas

 

Adjective

ciúine

1. inflection of ciúin:
   1. genitive feminine singular
   2. nominative/vocative/dative/strong genitive genitive plural
   3. comparative degree

Mutation

Mutated forms of ciúine

radical	lenition	eclipsis
ciúine	chiúine	gciúine

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ciúine”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ciúine”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʲiːu̯nʲe/

Adjective

ciúine

1. inflection of ciúin:
   1. genitive singular feminine
   2. genitive plural all genders

Mutation

Mutation of ciúine

radical	lenition	nasalization
ciúine	chiúine	ciúine 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.