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

• cohionn (“compress”)

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

• troosyn çhionn (“pantaloons”)

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
çhionn	hionn	jionn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.