ceárta
Irish
Etymology
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Pronunciation
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Noun
ceárta f (genitive singular ceárta, nominative plural ceártaí)
- forge
- smithy
- Synonym: teach ceárta
- (glassmaking, metalworking) workshop
- smithy
- centre of activity, of gossip
- collection of objects
Usage notes
In Munster dialect, this word is declined as a 5th declension noun with genitive singular ceártan, dative singular ceártain, and nominative plural ceártana.
Declension
Declension of ceárta
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
ceárta | cheárta | gceárta |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ceárta”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “ceárta”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ceárta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN