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
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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