# srian
## Irish
### Etymology

From Old Irish srían (“bridle”), from Latin frēnum (“bridle”).

### Pronunciation

* (Munster) IPA: /ʃɾʲiən̪ˠ/
* (Connacht) IPA: /ʃɾʲiənˠ/, /ʃɾʲiən̪ˠ/
* (Ulster) IPA: /sˠɾˠeːnˠ/, [ʂ(ɽ)ɛənˠ]; /sˠɾˠeːn̪ˠ/, [ʂ(ɽ)ɛən̪ˠ]; /sˠɾˠian̪ˠ/

### Noun

srian m (genitive singular sriain or sréin, nominative plural srianta or sréin)
* bridle
* restraint

#### Declension

First declension
Alternative declension:
First declension

#### Related terms

* srianach
* srianaigh

### Verb

srian (present analytic srianann, future analytic srianfaidh, verbal noun srianadh, past participle srianta)
* to bridle, curb, restrain

#### Conjugation

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| | | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative | present | srianaim | srianann tú; srianair$^†$ | srianann sé, sí | srianaimid | srianann sibh | srianann siad; srianaid$^†$ | a shrianann; a shrianas / a srianann* | sriantar |
| indicative | past | shrian mé; shrianas | shrian tú; shrianais | shrian sé, sí | shrianamar; shrian muid | shrian sibh; shrianabhair | shrian siad; shrianadar | a shrian / ar shrian* | srianadh |
| indicative | past habitual | shrianainn / srianainn‡‡ | shriantá / sriantá‡‡ | shrianadh sé, sí / srianadh sé, sí‡‡ | shrianaimis; shrianadh muid / srianaimis‡‡; srianadh muid‡‡ | shrianadh sibh / srianadh sibh‡‡ | shrianaidís; shrianadh siad / srianaidís‡‡; srianadh siad‡‡ | a shrianadh / a srianadh* | shriantaí / sriantaí‡‡ |
| future | future | srianfaidh mé; srianfad | srianfaidh tú; srianfair$^†$ | srianfaidh sé, sí | srianfaimid; srianfaidh muid | srianfaidh sibh | srianfaidh siad; srianfaid$^†$ | a shrianfaidh; a shrianfas / a srianfaidh* | srianfar |
| conditional | conditional | shrianfainn / srianfainn‡‡ | shrianfá / srianfá‡‡ | shrianfadh sé, sí / srianfadh sé, sí‡‡ | shrianfaimis; shrianfadh muid / srianfaimis‡‡; srianfadh muid‡‡ | shrianfadh sibh / srianfadh sibh‡‡ | shrianfaidís; shrianfadh siad / srianfaidís‡‡; srianfadh siad‡‡ | a shrianfadh / a srianfadh* | shrianfaí / srianfaí‡‡ |
| subjunctive | present | go sriana mé; go srianad$^†$ | go sriana tú; go srianair$^†$ | go sriana sé, sí | go srianaimid; go sriana muid | go sriana sibh | go sriana siad; go srianaid$^†$ | — | go sriantar |
| subjunctive | past | dá srianainn | dá sriantá | dá srianadh sé, sí | dá srianaimis; dá srianadh muid | dá srianadh sibh | dá srianaidís; dá srianadh siad | — | dá sriantaí |
| imperative | imperative | srianaim | srian | srianadh sé, sí | srianaimis | srianaigí; srianaidh$^†$ | srianaidís | — | sriantar |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | srianadh | srianadh | srianadh | srianadh | srianadh | srianadh | srianadh | srianadh |
| past participle | past participle | srianta | srianta | srianta | srianta | srianta | srianta | srianta | srianta |
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

#### Derived terms

* sriantóir

### References

* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “srían”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 40
* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 37
* ↑ “Srian”, in Bunachar Foghraíochta, Foras na Gaeilge, retrieved 2022-11-20

### Further reading

* Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “srian”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 688
* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “srian”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “srian”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
* “srian”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology

From Old Irish srían (“bridle”), from Latin frēnum (“bridle”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /s̪t̪ɾiən/

### Noun

srian f (genitive singular srèine, plural srèinean or srianan or sriantan)
* stripe, streak
* bridle, curb, rein

#### Derived terms

* srianag

### Verb

srian (past srian, future srianaidh, verbal noun srianadh, past participle srianta)
* bridle, curb, restrain, control

#### Synonyms

* ceannsaich
* mùch