ceirt

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /cɛɾˠtʲ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish ceirt (“rag”).

Alternative forms

• ceairt, ceart

Noun

ceirt f (genitive singular ceirte, nominative plural ceirteacha)

1. rag, clout, piece of cloth

   Synonyms: ceamach, éadach

   ceannaí ceirteacha ― rag merchant

2. swab (piece of material used for cleaning)
3. (Ulster, in the plural) clothes

   Synonym: éadaí

   Cuir ort do cheirteacha

   Put on your clothes.

4. bandage

   Synonym: bindealán

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 ceirt”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “ceirt”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 133
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “ceart”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ceirt”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Etymology 2

From Middle Irish ceirt (“apple tree; name of Ogham letter ᚊ”), perhaps from Proto-Celtic *kʷerxtā (“bush”) (compare Welsh perth (“bush, hedge”)), from Proto-Indo-European *pérkus (“oak”).

Noun

ceirt f (genitive singular ceirte)

1. (archaic) apple tree

   Synonyms: crann úll, abhaill

2. The name of the Ogham letter ᚊ (q).

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 ceirt”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “ceirt”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ceirt”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

ceirt

1. Obsolete form of cirt (vocative/genitive singular of ceart).

Adjective

ceirt

1. Obsolete form of cirt (inflected form of ceart).

Mutation

References

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

ceirt

1. genitive singular of ceart

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