suan
Finnish
Noun
suan
- genitive singular of suka
Anagrams
Gagauz
Noun
suan (definite accusative [please provide], plural [please provide])
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish súan, from Proto-Celtic *sounos, from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos, from the root *swep- (“to sleep”).
Pronunciation
Noun
suan m (genitive singular suain)
Declension
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Derived terms
- faoi shuan
- suanach
- suanbhruith
- suanchógas
- suanlaíoch
- suanlios
- suanmhaireacht
- suanmhar
- suansiúl
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| suan | shuan after an, tsuan |
not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “suan”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “suan”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “suan”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 59
Mandarin
Romanization
suan
Usage notes
- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English swan.
Noun
suan
- alternative form of swan
Etymology 2
From Old English swān.
Noun
suan
- alternative form of swon
Old English
Noun
suan m
- alternative form of swan
Wutunhua
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sʰʷɛ̃]
Noun
suan
- Tibetan (including Wutun people)
Derived terms
- suanhua (“Tibetan language”)
References
- Erika Sandman (2016) A Grammar of Wutun[1], University of Helsinki (PhD), →ISBN