dian

See also: dián, diàn, diān, Diān, and diǎn

Esperanto

Adjective

dian

  1. accusative singular of dia

Finnish

Noun

dian

  1. Genitive singular form of dia.

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish dían (“swift, rapid”), from Proto-Celtic *dēnos, from Proto-Indo-European *deyh₁- (“fly, move swiftly”); compare Ancient Greek δίεμαι (díemai, “hasten”), Sanskrit दीयति (dī́yati, “fly”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dʲiənˠ/

Adjective

dian (genitive singular masculine déin, genitive singular feminine déine, plural diana, comparative déine)

  1. vehement, intense, violent, severe
  2. (obsolete) swift, quick

Declension
Declension of dian
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative dian dhian diana;
dhiana²
Vocative dhéin diana
Genitive déine diana dian
Dative dian;
dhian¹		 dhian;
dhéin (archaic)		 diana;
dhiana²
Comparative níos déine
Superlative is déine

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

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

References
  1. Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*dēno-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 95

Further reading
  • “1 dían” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “dian” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 239.
  • "dian" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • Entries containing “dian” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “dian” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • “dian” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.

Mandarin

Romanization

dian

  1. Nonstandard spelling of diān.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of dián.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of diǎn.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of diàn.

Usage notes
  • English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish dían (“swift, rapid”), from Proto-Celtic *dēnos, from Proto-Indo-European *deyh₁- (“fly, move swiftly”); compare Ancient Greek δίεμαι (díemai, “hasten”), Sanskrit दीयति (dī́yati, “fly”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃian/

Adjective

dian (comparative dèine)

  1. passionate, enthusiastic, zealous, fervent, eager, keen

Synonyms

Derived terms

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalLenition
diandhian
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*dēno-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 95
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