ciùineas
See also: ciúineas
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
- ciùnas, cùineas
Etymology
From Middle Irish ciúnas. Compare dialectal Irish ciúineas, from Primitive Irish *kijunessus.
Noun
ciùineas m (genitive singular ciùineis, no plural)
- peacefulness, tranquility
- Synonyms: ciùineachd, sàmhchair
Mutation
| radical | lenition |
|---|---|
| ciùineas | chiùineas |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ciúnas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language