céin

Irish

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

céin f

  1. dative singular of cian

Derived terms

Conjunction

céin

  1. (literary) whilst, as long as
    céin a bhí sé i mbeatha ― whilst he was alive

Mutation

Mutated forms of céin
radical lenition eclipsis
céin chéin gcéin

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

Old Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʲeːnʲ]

Adjective

céin

  1. inflection of cían:
    1. masculine vocative/genitive singular
    2. feminine accusative/dative singular
    3. neuter genitive singular
    4. masculine nominative plural

Noun

céin

  1. inflection of cían:
    1. accusative/dative singular
    2. nominative/vocative/accusative dual

Conjunction

céin

  1. since, as long as

Mutation

Mutation of céin
radical lenition nasalization
céin chéin céin
pronounced with /ɡʲ-/

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

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.