pian

See also: pían, piān, pián, piǎn, and piàn

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese piã, or Spanish pian, from the native name in South America.

Noun

pian (uncountable)

1. (medicine, archaic) yaws

References

• “pian”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• APNI, NIPA, PAIN, PANI, Pain, nipa, pain, pina, piña

Esperanto

Adjective

pian

1. accusative singular of pia

Finnish

Etymology

Singular instructive form of pika-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpiɑn/, [ˈpiɑ̝n]
• Rhymes: -iɑn
• Syllabification^(key): pi‧an

Adverb

pian (comparative pikemmin, superlative pikimmin)

1. soon

   Synonyms: heti pitäen, hetkessä, kohta, silmänräpäyksessä, piakkoin, tuota pikaa, (colloquial) kohtsillään, kohtsiltään, piakkoin

   Tule pian!

   Come soon!

Related terms

• pikaisesti
• pikapikaa

Further reading

• “pian”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• apin, pain, pani

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish pían, from Old Irish pén, from Medieval Latin pēna, from Latin poena (“punishment, pain”), from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ, “penalty”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʲiən̪ˠ/, /pʲiənˠ/

Noun

pian f (genitive singular péine, nominative plural pianta or pianacha or piana)

1. pain
   1. pain of suspense
2. punishment, penalty

Declension

Declension of pian

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative pian pianta Vocative a phian a phianta Genitive péine pianta Dative pian péin (in certain phrases) pianta

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an phian na pianta Genitive na péine na bpianta Dative leis an bpian don phian leis na pianta

Alternative declension 1

Declension of pian

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative pian pianacha Vocative a phian a phianacha Genitive péine pianacha Dative pian pianacha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an phian na pianacha Genitive na péine na bpianacha Dative leis an bpian don phian leis na pianacha

Alternative declension 2

Declension of pian

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative pian piana Vocative a phian a phiana Genitive péine pian Dative pian piana

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an phian na piana Genitive na péine na bpian Dative leis an bpian don phian leis na piana

Derived terms

• cuid péine (“penal ration of food”)
• pianach (“painful; full of aches and pains”)
• pianadóir m (“tormentor, punisher”)
• pianaí (“painfulness”)
• pianbhreith f (“sentence”)
• pianchíos m (“penal rent”)
• pianmhaolaí m (“anodyne”)
• pianmhar (“painful”)
• pianmhúchach (“pain-killing, analgesic”)
• pianmhúchán m (“pain-killer”)
• pianpháis f (“anguish; agony of suspense”)
• pianseirbhí m (“convict”)
• pianseirbhís f (“penal servitude”)
• piantach (“painful”)
• piantúil (“painful”)
• pianúil (“punitive, penal; painful”)

 

Verb

pian (present analytic pianann, future analytic pianfaidh, verbal noun pianadh, past participle pianta)

1. (transitive) pain; punish

Conjugation

conjugation of pian (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	pianaim	pianann tú; pianair†	pianann sé, sí	pianaimid	pianann sibh	pianann siad; pianaid†	a phianann; a phianas / a bpianann*; a bpianas*	piantar
	past	phian mé; phianas	phian tú; phianais	phian sé, sí	phianamar; phian muid	phian sibh; phianabhair	phian siad; phianadar	a phian / ar phian*	pianadh
	past habitual	phianainn / bpianainn‡‡	phiantá / bpiantᇇ	phianadh sé, sí / bpianadh sé, s퇇	phianaimis; phianadh muid / bpianaimis‡‡; bpianadh muid‡‡	phianadh sibh / bpianadh sibh‡‡	phianaidís; phianadh siad / bpianaidís‡‡; bpianadh siad‡‡	a phianadh / a bpianadh*	phiantaí / bpianta퇇
future		pianfaidh mé; pianfad	pianfaidh tú; pianfair†	pianfaidh sé, sí	pianfaimid; pianfaidh muid	pianfaidh sibh	pianfaidh siad; pianfaid†	a phianfaidh; a phianfas / a bpianfaidh*; a bpianfas*	pianfar
conditional		phianfainn / bpianfainn‡‡	phianfá / bpianfᇇ	phianfadh sé, sí / bpianfadh sé, s퇇	phianfaimis; phianfadh muid / bpianfaimis‡‡; bpianfadh muid‡‡	phianfadh sibh / bpianfadh sibh‡‡	phianfaidís; phianfadh siad / bpianfaidís‡‡; bpianfadh siad‡‡	a phianfadh / a bpianfadh*	phianfaí / bpianfa퇇
subjunctive	present	go bpiana mé; go bpianad†	go bpiana tú; go bpianair†	go bpiana sé, sí	go bpianaimid; go bpiana muid	go bpiana sibh	go bpiana siad; go bpianaid†	—	go bpiantar
	past	dá bpianainn	dá bpiantá	dá bpianadh sé, sí	dá bpianaimis; dá bpianadh muid	dá bpianadh sibh	dá bpianaidís; dá bpianadh siad	—	dá bpiantaí
imperative		pianaim	pian	pianadh sé, sí	pianaimis	pianaigí; pianaidh†	pianaidís	—	piantar
verbal noun		pianadh
past participle		pianta

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Alternative forms

• pianaigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
pian	phian	bpian
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “pian”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “pían”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 62

Italian

Adverb

pian (apocopated)

1. Apocopic form of piano

Derived terms

• pian piano

Anagrams

• Pina, pani, pina

Mandarin

Romanization

pian

1. Nonstandard spelling of piān.
2. Nonstandard spelling of pián.
3. Nonstandard spelling of piǎn.
4. Nonstandard spelling of piàn.

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.

Manx

Etymology

From Middle Irish pían, from Old Irish pén, from Medieval Latin pēna, from Latin poena (“punishment, pain”), from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ, “penalty”).

Noun

pian f (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

1. pain

Synonyms

• guinn
• gew
• geu
• geiy
• geir
• gaer
• gonnid

Derived terms

• piandagh

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
pian	phian	bian
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “pían”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pjan/
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: pian

Noun

pian f

1. genitive plural of piana

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French piano or German Piano, from Italian piano.

Pronunciation

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Noun

pian n (plural piane)

1. piano

Declension

Declension of pian

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) pian	pianul	(niște) piane	pianele
genitive/dative	(unui) pian	pianului	(unor) piane	pianelor
vocative	pianule		pianelor

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish pían, from Old Irish pén, from Medieval Latin pēna, from Latin poena (“punishment, pain”), from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ, “penalty”).

Noun

pian f (genitive singular péin, plural piantan or pianta or piantaidh)

1. pain, pang, torture, torment, anguish, trouble, sorrow
2. punishment

Verb

pian (past phian, future pianaidh, verbal noun pianadh, past participle piante)

1. torment, torture, pain
2. distress, annoy
3. punish

Synonyms

• piantaich

Derived terms

• pianadair

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “pian”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[2], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “pían”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language