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. (deprecated template usage) genitive singular 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

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 dían”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “dian”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 239
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dian”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “dian”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “dian”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
• “dian”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, 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

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without 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.