çhionn

See also: chionn and chíonn

Manx

Etymology

The verb is from Middle Irish tendaid (“to press”), and the adjective from Middle Irish tend (“strong, firm”). They are probably related.

Verb

çhionn (verbal noun çhionney, past participle çhionnt)

  1. tauten, tighten
  2. inflate, pump up, pressurize
  3. clench, grit
  4. fasten, put on
  5. straighten
  6. screw up
  7. strain
  8. cog

Derived terms

Adjective

çhionn

  1. hardy, firm, stiff, taut
  2. stuck fast
  3. tight-fitting
  4. hard-pressed
  5. austere
  6. speedy
  7. delicate
  8. tense
  9. busy
  10. inflated
  11. erect (as penis)

Derived terms

Mutation
Manx mutation
RadicalLenitionEclipsis
çhionnhionnjionn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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