ciseán

See also: cìsean

Irish

Etymology

From cis (“wicker container; basket, crate”) +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /cɪˈʃaːn̪ˠ/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈcɪʃɑːn̪ˠ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈcɪʃæn̪ˠ/

Noun

ciseán m (genitive singular ciseáin, nominative plural ciseáin)

(wicker) basket (container)

Declension

Declension of ciseán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ciseán	ciseáin
Vocative	a chiseáin	a chiseána
Genitive	ciseáin	ciseán
Dative	ciseán	ciseáin

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an ciseán	na ciseáin
Genitive	an chiseáin	na gciseán
Dative	leis an gciseán don chiseán	leis na ciseáin

Derived terms

ciseán aráin (“bread-basket”)
ciseán caolaigh (“wicker basket”)
ciseán éadaigh (“clothes-basket”)
ciseán éan (“(wicker) bird-trap”)
ciseán éisc (“fish-basket”)
ciseán fuála (“work-basket”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
ciseán	chiseán	gciseán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

"ciseán" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

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