Irish word

ciúin

quiet

adjectivemasculine/cuːnʲ/

ciúin means “quiet” in Irish and is used as a adjective. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /cuːnʲ/.

Mutation forms

Is fearr léi ceol ciúin.

She prefers quiet music.

Bí ciúin.

Be quiet.

Tá sé ciúin anseo.

It is quiet here.

Bí ciúin!

Be quiet!

Tá sé breá ciúin.

It's nice and quiet.

Descriptions

dearg

red

gorm

blue

glas

green

bán

white

dubh

black

buí

yellow

lán

full

breá

fine

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