srian

srian

Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ʃɾʲiən̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ʃɾʲiənˠ/, /ʃɾʲiən̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /sˠɾˠeːnˠ/, [sˠɾˠɛənˠ]; /sˠɾˠeːn̪ˠ/, [sˠɾˠɛən̪ˠ][1]; /sˠɾˠianˠ/[2]

Noun

srian m (genitive singular sriain or sréin, nominative plural srianta or sréin)

1. bridle
2. restraint

Declension

Declension of srian

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative srian srianta Vocative a shriain a shrianta Genitive sriain srianta Dative srian srianta

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an srian na srianta Genitive an tsriain na srianta Dative leis an srian don srian leis na srianta

Alternative declension:

Declension of srian

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative srian sréin Vocative a shréin a shriana Genitive sréin srian Dative srian sréin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an srian na sréin Genitive an tsréin na srian Dative leis an srian don srian leis na sréin

Related terms

• srianach
• srianaigh

Verb

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

1. to bridle, curb, restrain

Conjugation

First Conjugation (A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	srianaim	srianann tú; srianair†	srianann sé, sí	srianaimid	srianann sibh	srianann siad; srianaid†	a shrianann; a shrianas / a srianann*; a srianas*	sriantar
	past	shrian mé; shrianas	shrian tú; shrianais	shrian sé, sí	shrianamar; shrian muid	shrian sibh; shrianabhair	shrian siad; shrianadar	a shrian / ar shrian*	srianadh
	past habitual	shrianainn / srianainn‡‡	shriantá / sriantᇇ	shrianadh sé, sí / srianadh sé, s퇇	shrianaimis; shrianadh muid / srianaimis‡‡; srianadh muid‡‡	shrianadh sibh / srianadh sibh‡‡	shrianaidís; shrianadh siad / srianaidís‡‡; srianadh siad‡‡	a shrianadh / a srianadh*	shriantaí / srianta퇇
	future	srianfaidh mé; srianfad	srianfaidh tú; srianfair†	srianfaidh sé, sí	srianfaimid; srianfaidh muid	srianfaidh sibh	srianfaidh siad; srianfaid†	a shrianfaidh; a shrianfas / a srianfaidh*; a srianfas*	srianfar
conditional		shrianfainn / srianfainn‡‡	shrianfá / srianfᇇ	shrianfadh sé, sí / srianfadh sé, s퇇	shrianfaimis; shrianfadh muid / srianfaimis‡‡; srianfadh muid‡‡	shrianfadh sibh / srianfadh sibh‡‡	shrianfaidís; shrianfadh siad / srianfaidís‡‡; srianfadh siad‡‡	a shrianfadh / a srianfadh*	shrianfaí / srianfa퇇
subjunctive	present	go sriana mé; go srianad†	go sriana tú; go srianair†	go sriana sé, sí	go srianaimid; go sriana muid	go sriana sibh	go sriana siad; go srianaid†	—	go sriantar
	past	dá srianainn	dá sriantá	dá srianadh sé, sí	dá srianaimis; dá srianadh muid	dá srianadh sibh	dá srianaidís; dá srianadh siad	—	dá sriantaí
imperative		srianaim	srian	srianadh sé, sí	srianaimis	srianaigí; srianaidh†	srianaidís	—	sriantar
verbal noun		srianadh
past participle		srianta

* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Derived terms

• sriantóir

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.

References

1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 37
2. “Srian”, in Bunachar Foghraíochta, Foras na Gaeilge

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “srían”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “srian”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 688
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “srian”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “srian” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “srian” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 40

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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

• srianag

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

• ceannsaich
• mùch

Mutation

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