ciúin
See also: ciùin
Irish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
ciúin (genitive singular masculine ciúin, genitive singular feminine ciúine, plural ciúine, comparative ciúine)
- quiet, silent, still, tranquil, peaceful
- Proverb: Is minic a bhí ciúin ciontach. ― Silence often denotes guilt.
- Proverb: Is ciúin (iad) na linnte lána. ― Still waters run deep.
Declension
Declension of ciúin
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | ciúin | chiúin | ciúine; chiúine² | |
Vocative | chiúin | ciúine | ||
Genitive | ciúine | ciúine | ciúin | |
Dative | ciúin; chiúin¹ |
chiúin | ciúine; chiúine² | |
Comparative | níos ciúine | |||
Superlative | is ciúine |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- An tAigéan Ciúin m, An Ciúin-Aigéan m (“the Pacific Ocean”)
- chomh ciúin le linn (“calm as a pond”)
- chomh ciúin leis an uaigh, chomh ciúin leis an reilig (“still as the grave”)
- ciúinbhriathrach (“soft-spoken”, adjective)
- ciúinchiontach (“secretly conscious of guilt; sly”, adjective)
- ciúinchosach (“silent of foot”, adjective)
- ciúinrosc m (“serene eye”)
- ciúnaigh (“calm; pacify”, verb)
- ciúnas m (“calmness; stillness, silence”)
- coinnigh ciúin (“hush up”, verb)
- éirigh ciúin (“quieten (down)”, verb)
- séasúr ciúin m (“low season, off-season”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
ciúin | chiúin | gciúin |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ciúin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ciúin”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Template:R:ga:Dinneen
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ciúin”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “ciúin”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Old Irish
Pronunciation
Adjective
ciúin
Declension
i-stem | |||
---|---|---|---|
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | ciúin | ciúin | ciúin |
Vocative | ciúin | ||
Accusative | ciúin | ciúin | |
Genitive | ciúin | ciúine | ciúin |
Dative | ciúin | ciúin | ciúin |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine/neuter | |
Nominative | ciúini | ciúini | |
Vocative | ciúini | ||
Accusative | ciúini | ||
Genitive | ciúin* ciúine | ||
Dative | ciúinib | ||
Notes | *not when substantivized |
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
ciúin | chiúin | ciúin pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/ |
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), “ciúin”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language