ciúin

See also: ciùin

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ciúin.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /cuːnʲ/[2]

Adjective

ciúin (genitive singular masculine ciúin, genitive singular feminine ciúine, plural ciúine, comparative ciúine)

  1. quiet, silent, still, tranquil, peaceful
    Is minic a bhí ciúin ciontach. (proverb)
    Silence often denotes guilt.
    Is ciúin (iad) na linnte lána. (proverb)
    Still waters run deep.

Declension

Derived terms

  • Aigéan Ciúin m (Pacific Ocean)
  • Ciúin-Aigéan m (Pacific Ocean)
  • 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)

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.

References

  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ciúin”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 84

Further reading

Old Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʲiːu̯nʲ/

Adjective

ciúin

  1. calm, quiet
  2. gentle, mild (of person)
  3. soft (of voice)

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

Descendants

  • Irish: ciúin
  • Manx: kiune
  • Scottish Gaelic: ciùin
  • Middle Irish: ciúnas

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
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

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