ciseán
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See also: cìsean
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From cis (“wicker container; basket, crate”) + -án.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /cɪˈʃaːn̪ˠ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈcɪʃɑːnˠ/, /ˈcɪʃɑːn̪ˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈcɪʃɑːnˠ/, /ˈcɪʃɑːn̪ˠ/
Noun
[edit]ciseán m (genitive singular ciseáin, nominative plural ciseáin)
- (wicker) basket (container)
Declension
[edit]Declension of ciseán
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
[edit]- ciseán aráin (“bread-basket”)
- ciseán caolaigh (“wicker basket”)
- ciseán éadaigh (“clothes-basket”)
- ciseán éan (“(wicker) bird-trap”)
- ciseán éisc (“fish-basket”)
- ciseán fuála (“work-basket”)
Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
ciseán | chiseán | gciseán |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ciseán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 44