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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Middle Irish

Noun

cinn

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

Mutation

Middle Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
cinn	chinn	cinn pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Old English

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

• cin

Noun

ċinn n

1. chin
   • 1876, "C" in the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. IV, p. 616:

     Our English ch (pronounced tch) for original c (as in chin for Old English cin, child for cild) is due probably to Norman influence, but here, as often, it is difficult to differentiate the results of the many disturbing causes which have operated upon our language.

Descendants

• Middle English: chin
  • English: chin

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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Old Irish

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /kʲin͈ʲ/

Noun

cinn

1. (deprecated template usage) genitive singular of cenn

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
cinn	chinn	cinn pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /kʲʰiːɲ/

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