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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish cert, from Latin certus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
ceart (genitive singular masculine cirt, genitive singular feminine cirte, plural cearta, comparative cirte)
- right, correct
- just, fair, rightful
- true, honest
- authentic
Declension
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of "just, fair, rightful"): aincheart
Derived terms
Noun
ceart m (genitive singular cirt, nominative plural cearta)
- (law) a right
- justice
- truth, honesty
Declension
Synonyms
Antonyms
Derived terms
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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ceart
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cheart
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gceart
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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References
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 cert”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ceart”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish cert, from Latin certus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʲʰarˠʃt̪/, /ˈkʲʰarˠs̪t̪/
- (Lewis, Harris, Uist, Skye, Wester Ross, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkʲʰas̪t̪/
- (Barra, Tiree, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkʲʰɛs̪t̪/
- (Islay, Kintyre, Arran) IPA(key): /ˈkʲʰarˠt̪/
Noun
ceart m (genitive singular ceirt, plural ceartan)
- right
Adjective
ceart (genitive singular masculine ceirt, genitive singular feminine ceirte, nominative plural cearta, comparative ceirte)
- accurate, correct, right (as opposed to incorrect), true, even-handed
- right (as opposed to left)
- honest, proper
- just, upright, fair, in order, same
- very
Declension
Declension of ceart (type I adjective)
Synonyms
Antonyms
Derived terms
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
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Radical
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Lenition
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ceart |
cheart
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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