srian
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish srían (“bridle”), from Latin frēnum (“bridle”).
Noun
srian m (genitive singular sriain, nominative plural srianta)
Declension
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Related terms
- srianaigh
Verb
srian (present analytic srianann, future analytic srianfaidh, verbal noun srianadh, past participle srianta)
Conjugation
| singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
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| 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 | shriantá | shrianadh sé, sí | shrianaimis; shrianadh muid | shrianadh sibh | shrianaidís; shrianadh siad | a shrianadh / ar shrianadh* |
shriantaí | |
| 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 | shrianfá | shrianfadh sé, sí | shrianfaimis; shrianfadh muid | shrianfadh sibh | shrianfaidís; shrianfadh siad | a shrianfadh / ar shrianfadh* |
shrianfaí | |
| 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
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. | ||
Further reading
- “srían” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “srian” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 688.
- "srian" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- 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.
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)
Derived terms
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)
Synonyms
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. | |