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Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish ceithernach (“member or leader of a ceithern”). By surface analysis, ceithearn (“kern, band of fighting-men”) + -ach. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic ceatharnach.
Pronunciation
Noun
ceithearnach m (genitive singular ceithearnaigh, nominative plural ceithearnaigh)
- kern (light-armed foot soldier)
- (chess) pawn
Declension
Declension of ceithearnach
Synonyms
See also
Mutation
References
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ceithearnach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ceithernach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language