cinn
Irish
editPronunciation
edit- (Waterford, Cork) IPA(key): /cəiɲ/
- (Kerry) IPA(key): /ciːnʲ/
- (Galway) IPA(key): /ciːn̠ʲ/
- (Mayo, Ulster) IPA(key): /cɪn̠ʲ/
Etymology 1
editFrom Old Irish cingid, cinnid (“steps, paces, proceeds, goes; overcomes, surpasses, excels, exceeds”).
Verb
editcinn (present analytic cinneann, future analytic cinnfidh, verbal noun cinneadh, past participle cinnte) (transitive, intransitive)
Conjugation
edit* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Etymology 2
editFrom Old Irish cinnid (“defines, fixes, settles; completes, finishes; decides (on a course of action), makes a decision”), from cenn (“head”).
Verb
editcinn (present analytic cinneann, future analytic cinnfidh, verbal noun cinneadh, past participle cinnte)
Conjugation
edit* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Related terms
editEtymology 3
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Alternative forms
edit- (nominative/dative plural): ceanna (Cois Fharraige)
Noun
editcinn m
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cinn | chinn | gcinn |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cinn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 cingid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 cinnid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cinn”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “cinn”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 24
Middle Irish
editNoun
editcinn
- inflection of cenn:
Mutation
editMiddle Irish mutation | ||
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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. |
Old English
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Etymology 1
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *kinnu (“chin”).
Compare Old Frisian zin, Old Saxon, 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
editPronunciation
editNoun
editċinn n
Declension
editDescendants
editEtymology 2
editSee cynn.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcinn n
- Alternative form of cynn
Old Irish
editPronunciation
editNoun
editcinn
Mutation
editOld Irish mutation | ||
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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. |
Scottish Gaelic
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom the root of cineal (“progeny, offspring”).
Verb
editcinn (past chinn, future cinnidh, verbal noun cinntinn, past participle cinnte)
Etymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
editcinn m
- inflection of ceann:
Mutation
editScottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
cinn | chinn |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Irish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *(s)keng-
- Irish terms inherited from Old Irish
- Irish terms derived from Old Irish
- Irish lemmas
- Irish verbs
- Irish transitive verbs
- Irish intransitive verbs
- Irish literary terms
- Irish terms with usage examples
- Irish first-conjugation verbs of class A
- Irish non-lemma forms
- Irish noun forms
- Middle Irish non-lemma forms
- Middle Irish noun forms
- Visual dictionary
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old English lemmas
- Old English nouns
- Old English neuter nouns
- Old English neuter a-stem nouns
- ang:Anatomy
- Old Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old Irish non-lemma forms
- Old Irish noun forms
- Scottish Gaelic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic verbs
- Scottish Gaelic non-lemma forms
- Scottish Gaelic noun forms