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:
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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 | ||
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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.