dian
Esperanto
Finnish
Iban
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈd̪ian]
- Hyphenation: di‧an
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈd̪ian]
- Hyphenation: di‧an
Noun
dian (plural dian-dian, first-person possessive dianku, second-person possessive dianmu, third-person possessive diannya)
Further reading
- “dian” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish dían (“swift, rapid”), from Proto-Celtic *dēnos, from Proto-Indo-European *deyh₁- (“to chase away”); compare Ancient Greek δίεμαι (díemai, “hasten”), Sanskrit दीयति (dī́yati, “fly”).[1]
Adjective
dian (genitive singular masculine déin, genitive singular feminine déine, plural diana, comparative déine)
Declension
| 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
- Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*dēno-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 95
- Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 80
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 dían”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “dian”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 239
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “dian”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- 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”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 46
Javanese
Malay
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈd̪ian]
- Hyphenation: di‧an
Noun
dian (plural dian-dian, informal 1st possessive dianku, 2nd possessive dianmu, 3rd possessive diannya)
Further reading
- “dian” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Mandarin
Romanization
dian
Usage notes
- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without 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/
Synonyms
Derived terms
- dian-amhairc (“stare”)
- dian-bhriathrach (“assertive”)
- dian-ruith (“rush”, noun)
- dian-thograch (“ambitious”)
- tuathanachas dian (“intensive farming”)
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| dian | dhian |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References
- Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*dēno-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 95
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: di‧an
- IPA(key): /diˈʔan/, [dɪˈʔan]