cian

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cian"

Anyi

Noun

cian

1. day

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [siˈan]

• Audio (Valencia):

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Noun

cian m (uncountable)

1. cyan

See also

Colors in Catalan · colors (layout · text)

blanc	gris	negre
roig, vermell; carmesí	taronja; marró	groc; crema
verd llima	verd
cian; xarxet	atzur	blau
violat; indi	magenta; lila, porpra	rosa

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Persian جهان (“world”).

Noun

cian

1. universe, the world

   Synonym: dünya

Declension

Declension of cian

	singular	plural
nominative	cian	cianlar
genitive	ciannıñ	cianlarnıñ
dative	cianğa	cianlarğa
accusative	ciannı	cianlarnı
locative	cianda	cianlarda
ablative	ciandan	cianlardan

Derived terms

• Birinci Cian cenki
• Ekinci Cian cenki

References

• “cian”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sian/

• Audio 1:

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• Audio 2:

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• Rhymes: -ian
• Syllabification: ci‧an

Determiner

cian

1. accusative singular of cia

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ciən̪ˠ/, /ciənˠ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish cían, from Proto-Celtic *keinos.

Adjective

cian (genitive singular masculine céin, genitive singular feminine céin, plural ciana, comparative céin)

1. long (having great duration)
2. distant, long-distance, remote

Declension

Declension of cian

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	strong noun	weak noun
nominative	cian	chian	ciana; chiana2
vocative	chéin		ciana
genitive		céin	ciana	cian
dative	cian; chian1	chian; chéin (archaic)	ciana; chiana2
Comparative	níos céin
Superlative	is céin

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

Derived terms

• cianrialaithe
• cianrialtán
• cianrialú
• cianrialúchán

Noun

cian f (genitive singular céine, nominative plural cianta)

1. a long time, an age
2. a long distance

Declension

Declension of cian (second declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative cian cianta vocative a chian a chianta genitive céine cianta dative cian céin (in certain phrases) cianta forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an chian na cianta genitive na céine na gcianta dative leis an gcian don chian leis na cianta

Derived terms

• cianda
• i gcéin
• ó chianaibh

Etymology 2

Noun

cian m (genitive singular cian)

1. sadness, depression

Declension

Declension of cian (fourth declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative cian vocative a chian genitive cian dative cian forms with the definite article singular nominative an cian genitive an chian dative leis an gcian don chian

Derived terms

• cianach
• cianaí
• faoi chian

Mutation

Mutated forms of cian

radical	lenition	eclipsis
cian	chian	gcian

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “cian”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 188; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cian”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Ladin

Etymology

From Latin canis, canem.

Noun

cian m (plural cians)

1. dog

Ligurian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃan/

Adjective

cian

1. flat, even

Noun

cian

1. plateau

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃiː.ɑn/

Noun

ċīan

1. accusative/genitive/dative singular of ċīe
2. nominative/accusative plural of ċīe

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish cían (“far, distant”), from Proto-Celtic *keinos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰʲian/

Noun

cian m (dative singular cèin, genitive singular cèin)

1. (rare) distance, remoteness

   ’S cian nan cian bho dh’fhàg mi Leòdhas ― It’s ages and ages since I left Lewis.

Usage notes

• Rarely used now, save for some standard phrases.

Adjective

cian (comparative cèine)

1. distant, remote

Derived terms

• cian-dhealbh
• cian-fhuaim

Mutation

Mutation of cian

radical	lenition
cian	chian

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English cyan, from Ancient Greek κυάνεος (kuáneos, “dark blue”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθjan/ [ˈθjãn] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /ˈsjan/ [ˈsjãn] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: cian

Adjective

cian (invariable)

1. cyan

Noun

cian m (uncountable)

1. cyan

Related terms

• cian-
• cianosis

See also

Colors in Spanish · colores (layout · text)

blanco	gris	negro
rojo; carmín, carmesí	naranja, anaranjado; marrón	amarillo; crema
lima	verde	menta
cian, turquesa; azul-petróleo	celeste, cerúleo	azul
violeta; añil, índigo	magenta; morado, púrpura	rosa, rosado

Further reading

• “cian”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025