cén

See also: -cen, cen, cen-, cēn, and -cén

Irish

Alternative forms

• cia an (obsolete)

Etymology

Contraction of cé + an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ceːnˠ]

Determiner

cén (plural cé na) (triggers lenition of a following feminine noun)

1. (interrogative) what, which

   Cén lá den tseachtain é? ― What day of the week is it?

   Cén bhean í sin? ― Which woman is that?

Synonyms

• cá (“what?”)

Derived terms

• cén áit (“where?”)
• cén chaoi (“how?”)
• cén dóigh (“how?”)
• cén fáth (“why?”)
• cén uair (“when?”)

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Mandarin

Romanization

cén (cen², Zhuyin ㄘㄣˊ)

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