srian

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish srían (bridle), from Latin frēnum (bridle).

Noun

srian m (genitive singular sriain, nominative plural srianta)

  1. bridle
  2. restraint

Declension

  • srianaigh

Verb

srian (present analytic srianann, future analytic srianfaidh, verbal noun srianadh, past participle srianta)

  1. to bridle, curb, restrain

Conjugation

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
srian shrian
after an, tsrian
not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading


Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

From Old Irish srían (bridle; check, control; act of checking, restraining), from Latin frēnum (bridle, harness, curb, bit; means of guiding or governing; restraint, check, limit).

Noun

srian f (genitive singular srèine, plural srèinean or srianan or sriantan)

  1. stripe, streak
  2. bridle, curb, rein
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Irish sríanad (act of reining in, checking) or sríanaigid (controls, restrains), from srían (bridle; check, control).

Verb

srian (past srian, future srianaidh, verbal noun srianadh, past participle srianta)

  1. bridle, curb, restrain, control
Synonyms

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalLenition
srianshrian
after "an", t-srian
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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