srian

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish srían (“bridle”), from Latin frēnum (“bridle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sˠɾˠiənˠ/
• IPA^(key): /sˠɾˠeːnˠ/, [sˠɾˠɛənˠ]

Noun

srian m (genitive singular sriain or sréin, nominative plural srianta or sréin)

1. bridle
2. restraint

Declension

Declension of srian

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative srian srianta Vocative a shriain a shrianta Genitive sriain srianta Dative srian srianta

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an srian na srianta Genitive an tsriain na srianta Dative leis an srian don srian leis na srianta

Alternative declension:

Declension of srian

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative srian sréin Vocative a shréin a shriana Genitive sréin srian Dative srian sréin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an srian na sréin Genitive an tsréin na srian Dative leis an srian don srian leis na sréin

Related terms

• srianach
• srianaigh

Verb

srian (present analytic srianann, future analytic srianfaidh, verbal noun srianadh, past participle srianta)

1. to bridle, curb, restrain

Conjugation

conjugation of srian (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	srianaim	srianann tú; srianair†	srianann sé, sí	srianaimid	srianann sibh	srianann siad; srianaid†	a shrianann; a shrianas / a srianann*; a srianas*	sriantar
	past	shrian mé; shrianas	shrian tú; shrianais	shrian sé, sí	shrianamar; shrian muid	shrian sibh; shrianabhair	shrian siad; shrianadar	a shrian / ar shrian*	srianadh
	past habitual	shrianainn / srianainn‡‡	shriantá / sriantᇇ	shrianadh sé, sí / srianadh sé, s퇇	shrianaimis; shrianadh muid / srianaimis‡‡; srianadh muid‡‡	shrianadh sibh / srianadh sibh‡‡	shrianaidís; shrianadh siad / srianaidís‡‡; srianadh siad‡‡	a shrianadh / a srianadh*	shriantaí / srianta퇇
future		srianfaidh mé; srianfad	srianfaidh tú; srianfair†	srianfaidh sé, sí	srianfaimid; srianfaidh muid	srianfaidh sibh	srianfaidh siad; srianfaid†	a shrianfaidh; a shrianfas / a srianfaidh*; a srianfas*	srianfar
conditional		shrianfainn / srianfainn‡‡	shrianfá / srianfᇇ	shrianfadh sé, sí / srianfadh sé, s퇇	shrianfaimis; shrianfadh muid / srianfaimis‡‡; srianfadh muid‡‡	shrianfadh sibh / srianfadh sibh‡‡	shrianfaidís; shrianfadh siad / srianfaidís‡‡; srianfadh siad‡‡	a shrianfadh / a srianfadh*	shrianfaí / srianfa퇇
subjunctive	present	go sriana mé; go srianad†	go sriana tú; go srianair†	go sriana sé, sí	go srianaimid; go sriana muid	go sriana sibh	go sriana siad; go srianaid†	—	go sriantar
	past	dá srianainn	dá sriantá	dá srianadh sé, sí	dá srianaimis; dá srianadh muid	dá srianadh sibh	dá srianaidís; dá srianadh siad	—	dá sriantaí
imperative		srianaim	srian	srianadh sé, sí	srianaimis	srianaigí; srianaidh†	srianaidís	—	sriantar
verbal noun		srianadh
past participle		srianta

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Derived terms

• sriantóir

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
srian	shrian after an, tsrian	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “srían”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “srian”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 688
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “srian”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “srian”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “srian”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

From Old Irish srían (“bridle; check, control; act of checking, restraining”), from Latin frēnum (“bridle, harness, curb, bit; means of guiding or governing; restraint, check, limit”).

Noun

srian f (genitive singular srèine, plural srèinean or srianan or sriantan)

1. stripe, streak
2. bridle, curb, rein

Derived terms

• srianag

Etymology 2

From Old Irish sríanad (“act of reining in, checking”) or sríanaigid (“controls, restrains”), from srían (“bridle; check, control”).

Verb

srian (past srian, future srianaidh, verbal noun srianadh, past participle srianta)

1. bridle, curb, restrain, control

Synonyms

• ceannsaich
• mùch

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
srian	shrian after "an", t-srian
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.