Where does “ciúnas” come from?

ciúnas (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish ciúin — calm, quiet; gentle, mild; soft.

ciúnas (Middle Irish): calmness, quiet; repose

Definitions

  1. calmness, quiet; repose

Ancestry of “ciúnas”, step by step

ciúnas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish ciúin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishciúincalm, quiet; gentle, mild; soft

via Middle Irish ciúin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishciúin—

Words derived from “ciúnas”

Every word from Old Irish ciúin →