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cion

love

NounMasculineA2/cun̪ˠ/

"cion" means "love" in Irish (masculine noun). Pronounced /cun̪ˠ/. Mutation forms: Séimhiú → chion, Urú → gcion.

Mutation forms

In Irish, the first letter of "cion" changes depending on the grammatical context. These are the mutated forms:

MutationForm
Base formcion
Séimhiúchion
Urúgcion

"cion" in context

3° Is le rúnbhallóid agus de réir na hionadaíochta cionúire agus ar mhodh an aonghutha inaistrithe a dhéanfar an vótáil.

3° The voting shall be by secret ballot and on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote.

B2

5° Is de réir na hionadaíochta cionúire agus ar mhodh an aonghutha inaistrithe a thoghfar na comhaltaí.

5° The members shall be elected on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote.

B2

5 Gach toghchán dá mbeidh ann do na comhaltaí a thoghfar do Sheanad Éireann is de réir na hionadaíochta cionúire a dhéanfar é agus ar mhodh an aonghutha inaistrithe, le rúnbhallóid phoist.

5 Every election of the elected members of Seanad Éireann shall be held on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote, and by secret postal ballot.

C1

Gach comhnathóir sa Teaghlach Meán-suidhte a bheidh ag fáil Pinsin Sean-aoise no Tairbhe Breoiteachta agus gan cúram air, beidh air cion den chéanna do thabhairt chun é do chimeád suas sa Teaghlach san.

All residents of the Central Home who are in receipt of Old Age Pension or of Sickness Benefit, and without dependants, shall be required to contribute a proportion of same towards their maintenance in said Home.

B2

Beidh sé de dhualgas ar Choiste an Teaghlaigh sin a shocrú cadé an cion é sin.

It shall be the duty of the Committee of said Home to fix such proportion.

B2

Further reading

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