cion

See also -ción, and ĉion

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪən

Noun

cion (plural cions)

1. (chiefly in botanical senses) Alternative spelling of scion.
   • 1621–1626 (published posthumously in 1627): Francis Bacon, Sylva Sylvarum : or, A Natural History ; in ten centuries, century V, Experiments in consort touching the putting back or retardation of germination, ¶ 421; reprinted in:
   • 1838, The works of Lord Bacon : with an introductory essay, and a portrait ; in two volumes, volume 1, page 133 (London : William Ball, Paternoster Row ; stereotyped and printed by John Childs and son)

     421. Men have entertained a conceit that showeth prettily ; namely, that if you graft a late-coming fruit upon a stock of a fruit-tree that cometh early, the graft will bear early ; as a peach upon a cherry ; and contrariwise, if an early-coming fruit upon a stock of a fruit-tree that cometh late, the graft will bear fruit late ; as a cherry upon a peach. But these are but imaginations, and untrue. The cause is, for that the cion overruleth the stock quite : and the stock is but passive only, and giveth aliment, but no motion to the graft.

Anagrams

• coin, COIN
• icon
• Nico

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cin (“guilt, fault, crime, offence; payment due, levy, exaction; booty, plunder; victory, triumph, success; share, due portion; love, affection; esteem, respect; ”).

Noun 1

cion m (genitive ceana)

1. love, affection
2. regard, esteem
3. effect, influence

Declension

Declension of cion

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative cion Vocative a chion Genitive ceana Dative cion

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an cion Genitive an cheana Dative leis an gcion don chion

Derived terms

• cionmhar², ceanúil (“loving, affectionate”)

Noun 2

cion m (genitive cion)

1. share, amount

Declension

Declension of cion

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative cion Vocative a chion Genitive cion Dative cion

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an cion Genitive an chion Dative leis an gcion don chion

Derived terms

• cionmhar¹

Noun 3

cion m (genitive ciona, nominative plural cionta)

1. offence, transgression; blame

Declension

Declension of cion

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative cion cionta Vocative a chion a chionta Genitive ciona cionta Dative cion cionta

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an cion na cionta Genitive an chiona na gcionta Dative leis an gcion don chion leis na cionta

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cion	chion	gcion
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Scottish Gaelic

Noun

cion m (genitive cion, no plural)

1. lack, want, shortage, scarcity

Synonyms

• gainne
• gainnead

Derived terms

• cion-cosnaidh
• cion-meirbhidh