ceardchumann

Irish

Etymology

From ceard (“trade, craft; occupation”) +‎ cumann (“association; club, society”). Compare Manx keird-chummyn.

Noun

ceardchumann m (genitive singular ceardchumainn, nominative plural ceardchumainn)

1. trade union

Declension

Declension of ceardchumann

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative ceardchumann ceardchumainn Vocative a cheardchumainn a cheardchumanna Genitive ceardchumainn ceardchumann Dative ceardchumann ceardchumainn

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an ceardchumann na ceardchumainn Genitive an cheardchumainn na gceardchumann Dative leis an gceardchumann don cheardchumann leis na ceardchumainn

Derived terms

• ceardchumannachas m (“trade-unionism”)
• ceardchumannaí m, ceardchumannach m (“trade-unionist”)

 

Related terms

• ceardchuallacht m, cuallacht cheirde m (“trade guild”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
ceardchumann	cheardchumann	gceardchumann
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ceardchumann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “ceardchumann” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “ceardchumann” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.