ceart

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cert, from Latin certus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /caɾˠt̪ˠ/, (Cois Fharraige) [cæːɾˠt̪ˠ]

Adjective

ceart (genitive singular masculine cirt, genitive singular feminine cirte, plural cearta, comparative cirte)

1. right, correct
2. just, fair, rightful
3. true, honest
4. authentic

Declension

Declension of ceart

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	strong noun	weak noun
nominative	ceart	cheart	cearta; chearta2
vocative	chirt		cearta
genitive		cirte	cearta	ceart
dative	ceart; cheart1	cheart; chirt (archaic)	cearta; chearta2
Comparative	níos cirte
Superlative	is cirte

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Synonyms

• (just): cóir
• (fair): cothrom

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “just, fair, rightful”): aincheart

Derived terms

• aincheart (“unjust”)
• ceart go leor (“all right”)
• ceartaigh (“to correct”)
• ceartchreideamh (“orthodoxy”)
• ceartchreidmheacht
• i gceart (“right”)
• neamhcheart (“incorrect”)

Noun

ceart m (genitive singular cirt, nominative plural cearta)

1. (law) a right
2. justice
3. truth, honesty

Declension

Declension of ceart (first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative ceart cearta vocative a chirt a chearta genitive cirt ceart dative ceart cearta forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an ceart na cearta genitive an chirt na gceart dative leis an gceart don cheart leis na cearta

Antonyms

• éigeart

Derived terms

• aincheart (“injustice”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ceart

radical	lenition	eclipsis
ceart	cheart	gceart

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “ceart”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 180; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ceart”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish cert, from Latin certus.

Pronunciation

• (Lewis, Harris) IPA^(key): /kʲʰarˠs̪t̪/, [kʲʰa(ɻ)ʂʈ]
• (North Uist, Benbecula, Skye, Wester Ross) IPA^(key): /kʲʰɛrˠs̪t̪/, [kʲʰæ(ɻ)ʂt̪]
• (South Uist, Barra, Tiree) IPA^(key): /kʲʰɛrˠs̪t̪/, [kʲʰæs̪ˠt̪]
• (South Argyll) IPA^(key): /kʲʰɑrˠʰt̪/

Noun

ceart m (genitive singular ceirt, plural ceartan)

1. right

Adjective

ceart (genitive singular masculine ceirt, genitive singular feminine ceirte, nominative plural cearta, comparative nas ceirte, superlative as ceirte)

1. accurate, correct, right (as opposed to incorrect), true, even-handed
2. right (as opposed to left)
3. honest, proper
4. just, upright, fair, in order, same
5. very

Declension

Declension of ceart (type I adjective)

	masculine	feminine	plural
nominative	ceart	cheart	cearta
genitive	cheirt	ceirte	cearta
dative	ceart	cheirt	cearta
vocative	cheirt	cheart	cearta

Synonyms

• (not left): deas

Antonyms

• ceàrr
• mì-cheart
• (antonym(s) of “not left”): clì

Derived terms

• a cheart cho (“just as”)
• a cheart cho math (“as well, to the same effect”)
• ceàrn ceart (“right angle”)
• ceart gu leòr (“okay”)
• cuir ceart (“correct”, verb)
• mì-cheart (“incorrect”)
• os-cheart (“hypercorrect”)
• os-cheartachadh (“hypercorrectness”)

Mutation

Mutation of ceart

radical	lenition
ceart	cheart

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.