ceithearn

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Irish

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Etymology

From Middle Irish ceithern (band of soldiers), from Latin quaterniō (group of four soldiers).

Noun

ceithearn f (genitive singular ceithirne, nominative plural ceithearna)

  1. (historical, military) troop of foot soldiers
  2. (historical) yeomanry
  3. multitude

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Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
ceithearn cheithearn gceithearn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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