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
  • srianach
  • srianaigh

Verb

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

  1. to bridle, curb, restrain

Conjugation
conjugation of srian (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

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

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

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