cianda

Irish

Etymology

cian +‎ -da

Adjective

cianda

1. distant, remote

Declension

Declension of cianda

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	strong noun	weak noun
nominative	cianda	chianda	cianda; chianda2
vocative	chianda		cianda
genitive		cianda	cianda	cianda
dative	cianda; chianda1	chianda	cianda; chianda2
Comparative	níos cianda
Superlative	is cianda

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

• ciandacht

Mutation

Mutated forms of cianda

radical	lenition	eclipsis
cianda	chianda	gcianda

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cianda”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN