ceart

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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)

  1. right, correct
  2. just, fair, rightful
  3. true, honest
  4. authentic

Declension

Declension of ceart
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative ceart cheart cearta;
chearta2
vocative chirt cearta
genitive cirte cearta ceart
dative ceart;
cheart1 		cheart;
chirt (archaic) 		cearta;
chearta2
Comparative níos cirte
Superlative is cirte

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)

  1. (law) a right
  2. justice
  3. truth, honesty

Declension

Declension of ceart (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative ceart cearta
vocative a chirt a chearta
genitive cirt ceart
dative ceart cearta
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an ceart na cearta
genitive an chirt na gceart
dative leis an gceart
don cheart 		leis na cearta

Synonyms

Antonyms

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of ceart
radical lenition eclipsis
ceart cheart gceart

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 44, page 23
  2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch , Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 170
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 102, page 40
  4. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, revised edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 226, page 42

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish cert, from Latin certus.

Pronunciation

Noun

ceart m (genitive singular ceirt, plural ceartan)

  1. right

Adjective

ceart (genitive singular masculine ceirt, genitive singular feminine ceirte, nominative plural cearta, comparative ceirte)

  1. accurate, correct, right (as opposed to incorrect), true, even-handed
  2. right (as opposed to left)
  3. honest, proper
  4. just, upright, fair, in order, same
  5. very

Declension

Declension of ceart (type I adjective)
masculine feminine plural
nominative ceart cheart cearta
genitive cheirt ceirte cearta
dative ceart cheirt cearta
vocative cheirt cheart cearta

Synonyms

Antonyms

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of ceart
radical lenition
ceart cheart

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1940) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. I: The dialects of the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  3. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1941) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. II: The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  4. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  5. ^ Seumas Grannd (2000) The Gaelic of Islay: A Comparative Study‎, Aberdeen: University of Aberdeen, →ISBN
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