Cían

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cian"

Old Irish

Etymology

From cían (“long, distant, lasting”).

Proper noun

Cían m

  1. (Irish mythology) Son of Dían Cécht of the Túatha Dé Danann and born with a caul on his head. Best known as the father of Lugh Lámhfada by the Fomarian princess Ethniu.

Descendants

  • Irish: Cian

Mutation

Mutation of Cían
radical lenition nasalization
Cían Chían Cían
pronounced with /ɡʲ-/

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

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