cinn

Irish

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /cəiɲ/
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /ciːnʲ/
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /ciːn̠ʲ/
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): [cɪn̠ʲ]

Etymology 1

Verb

cinn (present analytic cinneann, future analytic cinnfidh, verbal noun cinneadh, past participle cinnte)

1. to decide

Conjugation

conjugation of cinn (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	cinnim	cinneann tú; cinnir†	cinneann sé, sí	cinnimid	cinneann sibh	cinneann siad; cinnid†	a chinneann; a chinneas / a gcinneann*	cinntear
	past	chinn mé; chinneas	chinn tú; chinnis	chinn sé, sí	chinneamar; chinn muid	chinn sibh; chinneabhair	chinn siad; chinneadar	a chinn / ar chinn*	cinneadh
	past habitual	chinninn / gcinninn‡‡	chinnteá / gcinnteᇇ	chinneadh sé, sí / gcinneadh sé, s퇇	chinnimis; chinneadh muid / gcinnimis‡‡; gcinneadh muid‡‡	chinneadh sibh / gcinneadh sibh‡‡	chinnidís; chinneadh siad / gcinnidís‡‡; gcinneadh siad‡‡	a chinneadh / a gcinneadh*	chinntí / gcinnt퇇
future		cinnfidh mé; cinnfead	cinnfidh tú; cinnfir†	cinnfidh sé, sí	cinnfimid; cinnfidh muid	cinnfidh sibh	cinnfidh siad; cinnfid†	a chinnfidh; a chinnfeas / a gcinnfidh*	cinnfear
conditional		chinnfinn / gcinnfinn‡‡	chinnfeá / gcinnfeᇇ	chinnfeadh sé, sí / gcinnfeadh sé, s퇇	chinnfimis; chinnfeadh muid / gcinnfimis‡‡; gcinnfeadh muid‡‡	chinnfeadh sibh / gcinnfeadh sibh‡‡	chinnfidís; chinnfeadh siad / gcinnfidís‡‡; gcinnfeadh siad‡‡	a chinnfeadh / a gcinnfeadh*	chinnfí / gcinnf퇇
subjunctive	present	go gcinne mé; go gcinnead†	go gcinne tú; go gcinnir†	go gcinne sé, sí	go gcinnimid; go gcinne muid	go gcinne sibh	go gcinne siad; go gcinnid†	—	go gcinntear
	past	dá gcinninn	dá gcinnteá	dá gcinneadh sé, sí	dá gcinnimis; dá gcinneadh muid	dá gcinneadh sibh	dá gcinnidís; dá gcinneadh siad	—	dá gcinntí
imperative		cinnim	cinn	cinneadh sé, sí	cinnimis	cinnigí; cinnidh†	cinnidís	—	cinntear
verbal noun		cinneadh
past participle		cinnte

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Etymology 2

Inflected form of ceann.

Alternative forms

• (nominative/dative plural): ceanna (Cois Fharraige)

Noun

cinn m

1. (deprecated template usage) genitive singular of ceann
2. Template:nominative plural of
3. (deprecated template usage) dative plural of ceann

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Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *kinnuz (“chin”) (compare (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Frisian zin, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Saxon, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Dutch, and (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German kinni, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Norse kinn, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Gothic 𐌺𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌿𐍃 (kinnus)), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *ǵénu-, *ǵénus (compare (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin gena, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek γένυς (génus), (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Welsh gen, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Tocharian A śanwem, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Armenian ծնաւտ (cnawt), (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lithuanian žandas, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Persian چانه (čâne), (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Sanskrit हनु (hánu)).

Noun

ċinn n

1. chin

Descendants

• Middle English: chin
  • English: Template:l/en

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *kunją (“race, kind”).

Noun

cinn n

1. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Alternative form of cynn

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Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): [kʲiːɲ]

Etymology 1

(deprecated use of |lang= parameter) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

cinn (past chinn, future cinnidh, verbal noun cinntinn, past participle cinnte)

1. grow
2. prosper

Etymology 2

Noun

cinn m

1. (deprecated template usage) genitive singular of ceann
2. Template:nominative plural of