cion1, m. (gs. ceana). 1. Love, affection. ~ a thabhairt do, a bheith agat ar, dhuine, to become, to be, fond of s.o. Le ~ air, out of affection for him. An mac dar mhó ár g~, the son we cherished most. Mac an cheana, favourite son. ~ croí a dhéanamh le leanbh, to hug a child to one’s bosom. Barróg cheana, loving embrace. Ainm ceana, pet name. 2. Regard, esteem. ~ na fírinne a bheith agat ar dhuine, to give credence to s.o. Má tá ~ ar m’fhocal agat, if you have regard for my word. Tá ~ ar airgead aige, he values money. Níl ~ acu ar mo chomhrá, they have no time for my conversation. Níl ~ ar na rudaí sin anois, those things are not appreciated now. Níl ~ ar an airgead sin anseo, that money is of no value here. S.a. cúram. 3. Effect, influence. Dul i g~, to take effect. Rud a chur i g~ ar dhuine, to impress sth. on s.o. Focal, buille, a chur i g~, to drive home a statement, a blow. Chuir sé é féin i g~, he asserted himself. An rud is mó a chuaigh i g~ orm, what influenced me most. 4. Rud a chur ó chion, to destroy the value of, to ruin, sth. Chuir sé ó chion í, he destroyed her reputation. Ní hí an teanga a chuaigh ó chion, it was not the language that degenerated.
cion2, m. (gs. ~). Share, amount. Do chion féin a dhéanamh, to do one’s own share. ~ duine, one person’s share. Mo chion den obair, my share of the work. Déan do chion oibre, do your job of work. Tá an ~ trom den obair déanta, the heavy part of the work is done. Tá do chion (faighte) agat, you have (received) your share. Rinne sé ~ fir, he played a man’s part. Do chion a íoc, to contribute one’s share. ~ ranna, portion. Fuair sé ~ a raibh cosanta aige, he was given the amount he had earned. ~ láimhe, (in reference to teamwork) one person’s share; (as measurement) quarter of boat-load (in four-man boat). Ag obair ar chion a láimhe féin, working on his own account.
cion3, m. (gs. ~a, pl. ~ta). Offence, transgression; blame. 1. Duine a chur i gcionta le rud, to lay the blame for sth. on s.o. Maith dúinn ár gcionta, forgive us our trespasses. Tá a chionta le haithint air, his looks condemn him. ~ báis, díotála, capital, indictable, offence. ~ faillí, culpable negligence. ~ focail, slip of the tongue. Trí mo chion féin, through my own fault. ~ sa chion, an eye for an eye. ~ a dhearmaid air! Let him pay for his mistakes! ~ a thomhais ort! Guess! 2. (Plural form used instead of singular) Is é a chionta féin é, it is his own fault. Bíodh a choir agus a chionta ort, you must take all the blame for it. Níl lá dá chionta air, he is not in the least to blame for it. (Var:gs. & gpl. ~adh)