cyaan

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cȳaneus, from Ancient Greek κύανος (kúanos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siˈaːn/

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• Hyphenation: cy‧aan
• Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

cyaan n (uncountable)

1. cyanogen, a blueish, acid, poisonous gas
2. cyan (colour)

Synonyms

• blauwzuur
• cyaanwaterstof
• Pruisisch zuur

Derived terms

• cyaankali
• cyanide
• cyanose

Adjective

cyaan (comparative cyaner, superlative cyaanst)

1. cyan

Inflection

Declension of cyaan
uninflected	cyaan
inflected	cyane
comparative	cyaner
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		cyaan	cyaner	het cyaanst het cyaanste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	cyane	cyanere	cyaanste
	n. sing.	cyaan	cyaner	cyaanste
	plural	cyane	cyanere	cyaanste
definite		cyane	cyanere	cyaanste
partitive		cyaans	cyaners	—

Jamaican Creole

Alternative forms

• cyaa, cyah, cyan, cyahn, cyar

Etymology

From English can't.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʲɑ̃/, /ˈkʲɒ̃/
• Hyphenation: cyaan

Verb

cyaan

1. can't, cannot

   Me cyaan dance now cause bar lock.

   I can't go dancing because the nightclubs are closed.

   We cyaan manage no hurricane now, we cyaan manage.

   We can't withstand another hurricane at present under any circumstances.

Further reading

• Richard Allsopp, editor (1996), Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press, published 2003, →ISBN, page 185