cion

See also: CIO:n, -cion, -ción, and ĉion

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪən

Noun

cion (plural cions)

1. (chiefly botany) Alternative spelling of scion
   • 1621–1626 (published posthumously in 1627): Francis Bacon, Sylva Sylvarum : or, A Natural History ; in ten centuries, century V, Experiments in consort touching the putting back or retardation of germination, ¶ 421; reprinted in:
   • 1838, The works of Lord Bacon : with an introductory essay, and a portrait ; in two volumes, volume 1, page 133 (London : William Ball, Paternoster Row ; stereotyped and printed by John Childs and son)

     421. Men have entertained a conceit that showeth prettily ; namely, that if you graft a late-coming fruit upon a stock of a fruit-tree that cometh early, the graft will bear early ; as a peach upon a cherry ; and contrariwise, if an early-coming fruit upon a stock of a fruit-tree that cometh late, the graft will bear fruit late ; as a cherry upon a peach. But these are but imaginations, and untrue. The cause is, for that the cion overruleth the stock quite : and the stock is but passive only, and giveth aliment, but no motion to the graft.

Anagrams

• COIN, Coin, ICON, Nico, coin, coni, icon

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /cun̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): (Aran) /cinˠ/, /cɞnˠ/; (Cois Fharraige) /cin̪ˠ/; (Connemara, Mayo) /cunˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /cɨnˠ/, /cɨn̪ˠ/

Etymology 1

From Classical Gaelic cion (“love, affection”), from the earlier sense “share, due portion” (see etymology 2 below). For the semantic development, compare English partiality as well as Middle Irish cuit (modern cuid), which could mean “partiality, affection” in addition to the primary meaning “part, portion, share”.

Noun

cion m (genitive singular ceana)

1. love, affection, fondness [with ar ‘for’]

   Tá cion agam oraibh.

   I am fond of you pl.

2. regard, esteem
3. effect, influence

Declension

Declension of cion (third declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative cion vocative a chion genitive ceana dative cion forms with the definite article case singular nominative an cion genitive an cheana dative leis an gcion don chion

Derived terms

• cionmhar, ceanúil (“loving, affectionate”)

Etymology 2

From Classical Gaelic cion, cean (“share, due portion”), from Middle Irish cin (“payment due, fee”), from Old Irish cin (“guilt, crime”) (see etymology 3 below).

Noun

cion m (genitive singular cion)

1. share, amount

Declension

Declension of cion (fourth declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative cion vocative a chion genitive cion dative cion forms with the definite article case singular nominative an cion genitive an chion dative leis an gcion don chion

Derived terms

• cionmhar (“proportional”)

Etymology 3

From Old Irish cin (“guilt, fault, crime, offence”).

Noun

cion m (genitive singular ciona, nominative plural cionta)

1. offence, transgression; blame

Declension

Declension of cion (third declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative cion cionta vocative a chion a chionta genitive ciona cionta dative cion cionta forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an cion na cionta genitive an chiona na gcionta dative leis an gcion don chion leis na cionta

Derived terms

• ainchion m (“grievous offence”)
• ciontóir m (“offender”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cion

radical	lenition	eclipsis
cion	chion	gcion

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cion”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Old French

Alternative forms

• ciun, sion

Etymology

Frankish *kiþ, cognate with English kid.

Noun

cion oblique singular, m (oblique plural cions, nominative singular cions, nominative plural cion)

1. child, usually a newborn

Descendants

• Middle French: sion
  • French: scion
• Picard: chion
• → Middle English: sioun, cioun, ciun, cyun, scion, scioun, sion, siun, syon, syoun
  • English: scion

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From the root of gan (“without”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /cʰin/

Noun

cion m (genitive singular cion, no plural)

1. lack, want, shortage, scarcity

Synonyms

• gainne
• gainnead

Derived terms

• cion-cosnaidh
• cion-meirbhidh