pian

See also piān, pián, piǎn, and piàn

English

Etymology

Portuguese pian, epian, or Spanish pian, from the native name in South America.

Noun

pian (uncountable)

1. (medicine) yaws

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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Esperanto

Adjective

pian

1. accusative singular of pia

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Finnish

(index pi)

Etymology

Singular instructive form of pika-.

Adverb

pian (comparative pikemmin, superlative pikimmin)

1. soon

   Tule pian!

   Come soon!

Anagrams

• apin, pain, pani

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Irish

Etymology

From Latin poena (“punishment, pain”), from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinē, “penalty”)

Pronunciation

• IPA: [pʲiənˠ]

Noun

pian f (genitive péine, nominative plural pianta)

1. pain

Declension

Declension of pian

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative pian pianta Vocative a phian a phianta Genitive péine pianta Dative pian pianta

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an phian na pianta Genitive na péine na bpianta Dative leis an bpian don phian leis na pianta

Derived terms

• pianmhar
• pianmhúchán
• pianpháis
• pianseirbhís
• pianúil

Verb

pian (present analytic pianann, future analytic pianfaidh, verbal noun pianadh, past participle pianta)

1. to pain
2. to punish

Conjugation

First Conjugation (A)

		singular			plural			autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	pianaim	pianann tú; pianair†	pianann sé, sí	pianaimid	pianann sibh	pianann siad; pianaid†	piantar
	past	phian mé; phianas†	phian tú; phianais†	phian sé, sí	phianamar	phian sibh; phianabhair†	phian siad; phianadar†	pianadh
	future	pianfaidh mé; pianfad†	pianfaidh tú; pianfair†	pianfaidh sé, sí	pianfaimid; pianfam†	pianfaidh sibh	pianfaidh siad; pianfaid†	pianfar
	past habitual	phianainn	phiantá	phianadh sé, sí	phianaimis	phianadh sibh	phianaidís	phiantaí
imperative		pianaim	pian	pianadh sé, sí	pianaimis	pianaigí	pianaidís	piantar
conditional		phianfainn	phianfá	phianfadh sé, sí	phianfaimis	phianfadh sibh	phianfaidís	phianfaí
subjunctive	present	piana mé; pianad†	piana tú; pianair†	piana sé, sí	pianaimid	piana sibh	piana siad; pianaid†	piantar
	past	pianainn	piantá	pianadh sé, sí	pianaimis	pianadh sibh	pianaidís	piantaí
verbal noun		pianadh
past participle		pianta

† Dialect form

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
pian	phian	bpian
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Italian

Adverb

pian

1. apocopic form of piano

Derived terms

• pian piano

Anagrams

• pani, pina

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Mandarin

Romanization

pian

1. Nonstandard spelling of piān.
2. Nonstandard spelling of pián.
3. Nonstandard spelling of piǎn.
4. Nonstandard spelling of piàn.

Usage notes

English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

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Manx

Noun

pian f

1. pain

Synonyms

• guinn
• gew
• geu
• geiy
• geir
• gaer
• gonnid

Derived terms

• piandagh

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
pian	phian	bian
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Romanian

Noun

pian n (plural piane)

1. piano

Declension

declension of pian

	singular		plural
gender n	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	un pian	pianul	niște piane	pianele
genitive/dative	unui pian	pianului	unor piane	pianelor

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Scottish Gaelic

Noun

pian f (genitive péin, plural piantan, pianta, or piantaidh)

1. pain, pang, torture, torment, anguish, trouble, sorrow
2. punishment

Verb

pian (verbal noun pianadh)

1. to torment, torture, pain
2. to distress, annoy
3. to punish

Synonyms

• piantaich

Derived terms

• pianadair