dian

See also: dián, diàn, diān, Diān, and diǎn

Esperanto

Adjective

dian

1. accusative singular of dia

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Finnish

Noun

dian

1. Genitive singular form of dia.

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish dían (“swift, rapid”), from Proto-Celtic *dēnos, from Proto-Indo-European *deyh₁- (“fly, move swiftly”); compare Ancient Greek δίεμαι (díemai, “hasten”), Sanskrit दीयति (dī́yati, “fly”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʲiənˠ/

Adjective

dian (genitive singular masculine déin, genitive singular feminine déine, plural diana, comparative déine)

1. vehement, intense, violent, severe
2. (obsolete) swift, quick

Declension

Declension of dian

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	dian	dhian	diana; dhiana²
Vocative	dhéin		diana
Genitive		déine	diana	dian
Dative	dian; dhian¹	dhian; dhéin (archaic)	diana; dhiana²
Comparative	níos déine
Superlative	is déine

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
dian	dhian	ndian
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “1 dían” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• “dian” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 239.
• "dian" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• Entries containing “dian” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “dian” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
• “dian” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.

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Mandarin

Romanization

dian

1. Nonstandard spelling of diān.
2. Nonstandard spelling of dián.
3. Nonstandard spelling of diǎn.
4. Nonstandard spelling of diàn.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish dían (“swift, rapid”), from Proto-Celtic *dēnos, from Proto-Indo-European *deyh₁- (“fly, move swiftly”); compare Ancient Greek δίεμαι (díemai, “hasten”), Sanskrit दीयति (dī́yati, “fly”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃian/

Adjective

dian (comparative dèine)

1. passionate, enthusiastic, zealous, fervent, eager, keen

Synonyms

• dealasach
• dìoghrasach

Derived terms

• dian-amhairc (“stare”)
• dian-bhriathrach (“assertive”)
• dian-ruith (“rush”, noun)
• dian-thograch (“ambitious”)

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
dian	dhian
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.