çhionn

See also: chionn and chíonn

Manx

Etymology

The verb is from Middle Irish tendaid (“to press”), and the adjective from Middle Irish tend (“strong, firm”), itself from the verb.

Verb

çhionn (verbal noun çhionney, past participle çhionnt)

1. tauten, tighten
2. inflate, pump up, pressurize
3. clench, grit
4. fasten, put on
5. straighten
6. screw up
7. strain
8. cog

Derived terms

• cohionn (“compress”)

Adjective

çhionn

1. hardy, firm, stiff, taut
2. stuck fast
3. tight-fitting
4. hard-pressed
5. austere
6. speedy
7. delicate
8. tense
9. busy
10. inflated
11. erect (as penis)

Derived terms

• troosyn çhionn (“pantaloons”)

Mutation

Mutation of çhionn

radical	lenition	eclipsis
çhionn	hionn	jionn

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