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:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ian
  • Hyphenation: ci‧an

Adjective

cian

  1. accusative singular of cia

Irish

Etymology

Old Irish cían, from Proto-Celtic *keinos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ciənˠ/

Noun

cian f (genitive singular céine, nominative plural cianta)

  1. Length of time, age.
  2. Distance, distant place.

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

Noun

cian m (genitive singular cian)

  1. sadness, melancholy; longsomeness

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

Adjective

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

  1. long
  2. distant

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

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.

Further reading

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 *kēnos.

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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