ciúnas
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Irish ciúnas. By surface analysis, ciúin (“calm, silent, still”, adjective) + -as).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ciúnas m (genitive singular ciúnais)
Declension[edit]
Declension of ciúnas
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms[edit]
- an ciúnas roimh an doineann (“the hush before the storm”)
- ciúnas critheaglach (“a breathless silence”)
- ciúnas domhain (“heavy silence”)
- ciúnas na huaighe (“dead silence”)
- ciúnas tuarúil (“an ominous silence”)
- le cóir is le ciúnas! (“by and large!”)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
ciúnas | chiúnas | gciúnas |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ciúnas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ciúnas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “ciúnas” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “ciúnas” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Middle Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ciúnas m (genitive ciúnais, no plural)
Descendants[edit]
Mutation[edit]
Middle Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
ciúnas | chiúnas | ciúnas pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ciúnas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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