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:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ciseán	ciseáin
Vocative	a chiseáin	a chiseána
Genitive	ciseáin	ciseán
Dative	ciseán	ciseáin

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an ciseán	na ciseáin
Genitive	an chiseáin	na gciseán
Dative	leis an gciseán don chiseán	leis na ciseáin

Derived terms

Terms derived from ciseán

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
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.

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