English

Noun

cion ‎(plural cions)

1. (chiefly in botanical senses) Alternative spelling of scion
   • 1621–1626 (published posthumously in 1627): Francis Bacon, Sylva Sylvarum : or, A Natural History ; in ten centuries, century V, Experiments in consort touching the putting back or retardation of germination, ¶ 421; reprinted in:
   • 1838, The works of Lord Bacon : with an introductory essay, and a portrait ; in two volumes, volume 1, page 133 (London : William Ball, Paternoster Row ; stereotyped and printed by John Childs and son)

     421. Men have entertained a conceit that showeth prettily ; namely, that if you graft a late-coming fruit upon a stock of a fruit-tree that cometh early, the graft will bear early ; as a peach upon a cherry ; and contrariwise, if an early-coming fruit upon a stock of a fruit-tree that cometh late, the graft will bear fruit late ; as a cherry upon a peach. But these are but imaginations, and untrue. The cause is, for that the cion overruleth the stock quite : and the stock is but passive only, and giveth aliment, but no motion to the graft.

Anagrams

• coin, COIN
• icon
• Nico

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /cɪnˠ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish cin ‎(“love, affection; esteem, respect”).

Noun

cion m ‎(genitive singular ceana)

1. love, affection, fondness (+ ar ‎(“for”))

   Tá cion agam oraibh.‎

   I am fond of you pl.

2. regard, esteem
3. effect, influence

Declension

Derived terms

• cionmhar², ceanúil ‎(“loving, affectionate”)

Etymology 2

From Old Irish cin ‎(“share, due portion”).

Noun

cion m ‎(genitive singular cion)

1. share, amount

Declension

Derived terms

• cionmhar¹

Etymology 3

From Old Irish cin ‎(“guilt, fault, crime, offence”).

Noun

cion m ‎(genitive singular ciona, nominative plural cionta)

1. offence, transgression; blame

Declension

Derived terms

• ainchion m ‎(“grievous offence”)
• ciontóir m ‎(“offender”)

Mutation

References

• "cion" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “cin” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Old French

Etymology

Frankish *kiþ, cognate with English kid.

Noun

cion m ‎(oblique plural cions, nominative singular cions, nominative plural cion)

1. child, usually a newborn

Descendants

• English: scion (and its variant forms)
• French: scion

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

cion m ‎(genitive singular cion, no plural)

1. lack, want, shortage, scarcity

Synonyms

• gainne
• gainnead

Derived terms

• cion-cosnaidh
• cion-meirbhidh