chirt

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /çɪɾˠtʲ/

Adjective

chirt

1. Lenited form of cirt.

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (with broad final consonants) /xʲir͈t/, (with slender final consonants) /xʲir͈ʲtʲ/

Adjective

chirt

1. Lenited form of cirt.

Scots

Alternative forms

• jirt

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tʃɪrt], [tʃʌrt]

Noun

chirt (plural chirts)

1. a squeeze, a hug

Verb

chirt (third-person singular simple present chirts, present participle chirtin, simple past chirtit, past participle chirtit)

1. to squeeze, press, squirt
2. to clench the teeth, bite the tongue