ciúnas

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish ciúnas, synchronically analyzable as ciúin (“calm, silent, still”, adjective) +‎ -as.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈcuːnˠəsˠ/

Noun

ciúnas m (genitive singular ciúnais)

  1. calmness; stillness, quiet, silence

Declension
Declension of ciúnas

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative ciúnas
Vocative a chiúnais
Genitive ciúnais
Dative ciúnas

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an ciúnas
Genitive an chiúnais
Dative leis an gciúnas

don chiúnas

Derived terms
  • an ciúnas roimh an doineann (“the hush before the storm”)
  • ciúnas critheaglach (“a breathless silence”)
  • ciúnas domhain (“heavy silence”)
  • ciúnas na huaighe (“dead silence”)
  • ciúnas tuarúil (“an ominous silence”)
  • le cóir is le ciúnas! (“by and large!”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
ciúnas chiúnas gciúnas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • "ciúnas" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “ciúnas” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • Entries containing “ciúnas” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “ciúnas” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Old Irish

Etymology

From ciúin +‎ -as.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʲiːu̯nas/

Noun

ciúnas m (genitive ciúnais, no plural)

  1. calmness, quiet
  2. repose

Inflection
Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
ciúnas chiúnas ciúnas
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • “ciúnas” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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