ceird

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish cerd,[1] from Proto-Celtic *kerdā, from the root *kerd- (“craft”). Doublet of ceard.

Pronunciation

Noun

ceird f (genitive singular ceirde, nominative plural ceirdeanna)

  1. trade, craft; occupation

Declension

Declension of ceird (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative ceird ceirdeanna
vocative a cheird a cheirdeanna
genitive ceirde ceirdeanna
dative ceird ceirdeanna
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an cheird na ceirdeanna
genitive na ceirde na gceirdeanna
dative leis an gceird
don cheird 		leis na ceirdeanna

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of ceird
radical lenition eclipsis
ceird cheird gceird

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 cerd”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Breatnach, Risteard B. (1947) The Irish of Ring, Co. Waterford: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 34, page 8
  3. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 217, page 111
  4. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 146
  5. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, revised edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 224, page 42
  6. ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968) The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 45, page 13
  7. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 82, page 34

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