pian

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pian"

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese piã, Spanish pian, or French pian, said to be from a Tupi-Guarani word.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pjɑn/, /piˈɑn/, /piˈæn/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

pian (uncountable)

1. (medicine, archaic) Yaws.

References

• “pian”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “pian”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

Anagrams

• APNI, NIPA, PAIN, PANI, Pain, nipa, pain, pina, piña

Champenois

Etymology

Inherited from Latin planus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pjɑ̃/

Noun

pian m (plural pians)

1. (Troyen) map
2. plan

References

• Daunay, Jean (1998) Parlers de Champagne : Pour un classement thématique du vocabulaire des anciens parlers de Champagne (Aube - Marne - Haute-Marne)‎^[1] (in French), Rumilly-lés-Vaudes
• Baudoin, Alphonse (1885) Glossaire de la forêt de Clairvaux‎^[2] (in French), Troyes

Esperanto

Adjective

pian

1. accusative singular of pia

Finnish

Etymology

Singular instructive form of pika-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpiɑn/, [ˈpiɑ̝n]
• Rhymes: -iɑn
• Hyphenation^(key): pi‧an

Adverb

pian (comparative pikemmin, superlative pikimmin)

1. soon (within a short time)

   Synonyms: heti pitäen, hetkessä, kohta, silmänräpäyksessä, piakkoin, tuota pikaa, (colloquial) kohtsillään, kohtsiltään, piakkoin

   Tule pian!

   Come soon!

2. soon, quickly

   Synonyms: nopeasti, äkkiä

Related terms

• pikaisesti
• pikapikaa

Further reading

• “pian”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• apin, pain, pani

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish pían, from Old Irish pén, from Medieval Latin pēna, from Latin poena (“punishment, pain”), from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ, “penalty”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʲiən̪ˠ/, /pʲiənˠ/

Noun

pian f (genitive singular péine, nominative plural pianta or pianacha or piana)

1. pain
   1. pain of suspense
2. punishment, penalty

Declension

Declension of pian (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative pian pianta vocative a phian a phianta genitive péine pianta dative pian péin (in certain phrases) pianta forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an phian na pianta genitive na péine na bpianta dative leis an bpian don phian leis na pianta

Alternative declension 1

Declension of pian (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative pian pianacha vocative a phian a phianacha genitive péine pianacha dative pian pianacha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an phian na pianacha genitive na péine na bpianacha dative leis an bpian don phian leis na pianacha

Alternative declension 2

Declension of pian (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative pian piana vocative a phian a phiana genitive péine pian dative pian piana forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an phian na piana genitive na péine na bpian dative leis an bpian don phian leis na piana

Derived terms

• cuid péine (“penal ration of food”)
• pianach (“painful; full of aches and pains”)
• pianadóir m (“tormentor, punisher”)
• pianaí (“painfulness”)
• pianbhreith f (“sentence”)
• pianchíos m (“penal rent”)
• pianmhaolaí m (“anodyne”)
• pianmhar (“painful”)
• pianmhúchach (“pain-killing, analgesic”)
• pianmhúchán m (“pain-killer”)
• pianpháis f (“anguish; agony of suspense”)
• pianseirbhí m (“convict”)
• pianseirbhís f (“penal servitude”)
• piantach (“painful”)
• piantúil (“painful”)
• pianúil (“punitive, penal; painful”)

 

Verb

pian (present analytic pianann, future analytic pianfaidh, verbal noun pianadh, past participle pianta)

1. (transitive) pain; punish

Conjugation

conjugation of pian (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	pianaim	pianann tú; pianair†	pianann sé, sí	pianaimid	pianann sibh	pianann siad; pianaid†	a phianann; a phianas / a bpianann*	piantar
	past	phian mé; phianas	phian tú; phianais	phian sé, sí	phianamar; phian muid	phian sibh; phianabhair	phian siad; phianadar	a phian / ar phian*	pianadh
	past habitual	phianainn / bpianainn‡‡	phiantá / bpiantᇇ	phianadh sé, sí / bpianadh sé, s퇇	phianaimis; phianadh muid / bpianaimis‡‡; bpianadh muid‡‡	phianadh sibh / bpianadh sibh‡‡	phianaidís; phianadh siad / bpianaidís‡‡; bpianadh siad‡‡	a phianadh / a bpianadh*	phiantaí / bpianta퇇
future		pianfaidh mé; pianfad	pianfaidh tú; pianfair†	pianfaidh sé, sí	pianfaimid; pianfaidh muid	pianfaidh sibh	pianfaidh siad; pianfaid†	a phianfaidh; a phianfas / a bpianfaidh*	pianfar
conditional		phianfainn / bpianfainn‡‡	phianfá / bpianfᇇ	phianfadh sé, sí / bpianfadh sé, s퇇	phianfaimis; phianfadh muid / bpianfaimis‡‡; bpianfadh muid‡‡	phianfadh sibh / bpianfadh sibh‡‡	phianfaidís; phianfadh siad / bpianfaidís‡‡; bpianfadh siad‡‡	a phianfadh / a bpianfadh*	phianfaí / bpianfa퇇
subjunctive	present	go bpiana mé; go bpianad†	go bpiana tú; go bpianair†	go bpiana sé, sí	go bpianaimid; go bpiana muid	go bpiana sibh	go bpiana siad; go bpianaid†	—	go bpiantar
	past	dá bpianainn	dá bpiantá	dá bpianadh sé, sí	dá bpianaimis; dá bpianadh muid	dá bpianadh sibh	dá bpianaidís; dá bpianadh siad	—	dá bpiantaí
imperative		pianaim	pian	pianadh sé, sí	pianaimis	pianaigí; pianaidh†	pianaidís	—	piantar
verbal noun		pianadh
past participle		pianta

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Alternative forms

• pianaigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of pian

radical	lenition	eclipsis
pian	phian	bpian

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “pian”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “pían”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 62

Italian

Adverb

pian (apocopated)

1. Apocopic form of piano

Derived terms

• pian piano

Anagrams

• Pina, pani, pina

Mandarin

Romanization

pian

1. Nonstandard spelling of piān.
2. Nonstandard spelling of pián.
3. Nonstandard spelling of piǎn.
4. Nonstandard spelling of piàn.

Usage notes

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Manx

Etymology

From Middle Irish pían, from Old Irish pén, from Medieval Latin pēna, from Latin poena (“punishment, pain”), from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ, “penalty”).

Noun

pian f (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

1. pain

Synonyms

• guinn
• gew
• geu
• geiy
• geir
• gaer
• gonnid

Derived terms

• piandagh

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
pian	phian	bian
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “pían”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpjan/
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: pian

Noun

pian f

1. genitive plural of piana

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French piano or German Piano, from Italian piano.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

pian n (plural piane)

1. piano

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	pian	pianul		piane	pianele
genitive-dative	pian	pianului		piane	pianelor
vocative	pianule			pianelor

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish pían, from Old Irish pén, from Medieval Latin pēna, from Latin poena (“punishment, pain”), from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ, “penalty”).

Noun

pian f (genitive singular péin, plural piantan or pianta or piantaidh)

1. pain, pang, torture, torment, anguish, trouble, sorrow
2. punishment

Verb

pian (past phian, future pianaidh, verbal noun pianadh, past participle piante)

1. torment, torture, pain
2. distress, annoy
3. punish

Synonyms

• piantaich

Derived terms

• pianadair

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “pian”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[4], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “pían”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language