cíonán

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

cíonán m (genitive singular cíonáin, nominative plural cíonáin)

1. blow, clout

   Synonyms: béim, buille

Noun

cíonán m (genitive singular cíonáin, nominative plural cíonáin)

1. Alternative form of cíoná (“five of trumps; chief, champion; star”)

Declension

Declension of cíonán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative cíonán cíonáin Vocative a chíonáin a chíonána Genitive cíonáin cíonán Dative cíonán cíonáin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an cíonán na cíonáin Genitive an chíonáin na gcíonán Dative leis an gcíonán don chíonán leis na cíonáin

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cíonán	chíonán	gcíonán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cíonán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “cíonán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.