cian

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cian"

Anyi

Noun

cian

  1. day

Catalan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [siˈan]
  • Audio (Valencia):(file)

Noun

cian m (uncountable)

  1. cyan

See also

Colors in Catalan · colors (layout · text)
     blanc      gris      negre
             roig, vermell; carmesí              taronja; marró              groc; crema
             verd llima              verd             
             cian; xarxet              atzur              blau
             violat; indi              magenta; lila, porpra              rosa

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Persian جهان (“world”).

Noun

cian

  1. universe, the world
    Synonym: dünya

Declension

Declension of cian
singular plural
nominative cian cianlar
genitive ciannıñ cianlarnıñ
dative cianğa cianlarğa
accusative ciannı cianlarnı
locative cianda cianlarda
ablative ciandan cianlardan

Derived terms

References

Esperanto

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sian/
  • Audio 1:(file)
  • Audio 2:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ian
  • Syllabification: ci‧an

Determiner

cian

  1. accusative singular of cia

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

    From Old Irish cían,[4] from Proto-Celtic *keinos.

    Adjective

    cian (genitive singular masculine céin, genitive singular feminine céin, plural ciana, comparative céin)

    1. long (having great duration)
    2. distant, long-distance, remote
    Declension
    Declension of cian
    Positive singular plural
    masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
    nominative cian chian ciana;
    chiana2
    vocative chéin ciana
    genitive céin ciana cian
    dative cian;
    chian1     		chian;
    chéin (archaic)     		ciana;
    chiana2
    Comparative níos céin
    Superlative is céin

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

    Derived terms

    Noun

    cian f (genitive singular céine, nominative plural cianta)

    1. a long time, an age
    2. a long distance
    Declension
    Declension of cian (second declension)
    bare forms
    singular plural
    nominative cian cianta
    vocative a chian a chianta
    genitive céine cianta
    dative cian
    céin (in certain phrases)     		cianta
    forms with the definite article
    singular plural
    nominative an chian na cianta
    genitive na céine na gcianta
    dative leis an gcian
    don chian     		leis na cianta
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

      Noun

      cian m (genitive singular cian)

      1. sadness, depression
      Declension
      Declension of cian (fourth declension, no plural)
      bare forms
      singular
      nominative cian
      vocative a chian
      genitive cian
      dative cian
      forms with the definite article
      singular
      nominative an cian
      genitive an chian
      dative leis an gcian
      don chian
      Derived terms
      • cianach
      • cianaí
      • faoi chian

      Mutation

      Mutated forms of cian
      radical lenition eclipsis
      cian chian gcian

      Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
      All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

      References

      1. ^ Dillon, Myles; Donncha Ó Cróinín (1961), Teach Yourself Irish, Sevenoaks, England: Hodder and Stoughton, →ISBN, page 220
      2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 173
      3. ^ Wagner, Heinrich (1959), Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 410, page 150; reprinted 1979
      4. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cían”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

      Further reading

      • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “cian”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 188; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
      • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cian”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

      Ladin

      Etymology

      From Latin canis, canem.

      Noun

      cian m (plural cians)

      1. dog

      Ligurian

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /t͡ʃan/

      Adjective

      cian

      1. flat, even

      Noun

      cian

      1. plateau

      Old English

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃiː.ɑn/

      Noun

      ċīan

      1. accusative/genitive/dative singular of ċīe
      2. nominative/accusative plural of ċīe

      Scottish Gaelic

      Etymology

      From Old Irish cían (“far, distant”), from Proto-Celtic *keinos.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /kʰʲian/

      Noun

      cian m (dative singular cèin, genitive singular cèin)

      1. (rare) distance, remoteness
        ’S cian nan cian bho dh’fhàg mi Leòdhas ― It’s ages and ages since I left Lewis.

      Usage notes

      • Rarely used now, save for some standard phrases.

      Adjective

      cian (comparative cèine)

      1. distant, remote

      Derived terms

      Mutation

      Mutation of cian
      radical lenition
      cian chian

      Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
      All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

      Spanish

      Etymology

      Borrowed from English cyan, from Ancient Greek κυάνεος (kuáneos, “dark blue”).

      Pronunciation

      Adjective

      cian (invariable)

      1. cyan

      Noun

      cian m (uncountable)

      1. cyan

      See also

      Colors in Spanish · colores (layout · text)
           blanco      gris      negro
                   rojo; carmín, carmesí              naranja, anaranjado; marrón              amarillo; crema
                   lima              verde              menta
                   cian, turquesa; azul-petróleo              celeste, cerúleo              azul
                   violeta; añil, índigo              magenta; morado, púrpura              rosa, rosado

      Further reading

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