cern

See also: CERN, ćerń, and čerň

Catalan

Verb

cern

1. inflection of cerndre:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʲern/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *kernā (“corner”).

Noun

cern f (nominative plural cerna)

1. angle, corner, recess
   1. swelling on the body
2. dish or receptacle

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	cernL	ceirnL	cernaH
Vocative	cernL	ceirnL	cernaH
Accusative	ceirnN	ceirnL	cernaH
Genitive	ceirneH	cernL	cernN
Dative	ceirnL	cernaib	cernaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

• cernach (“angular”)

Descendants

• Irish: cearn (“corner, angle, drum-shaped vessel”)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

cern m (nominative plural cirn)

1. victory, triumph

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	cern	cernL	cirnL
Vocative	cirn	cernL	cernuH
Accusative	cernN	cernL	cernuH
Genitive	cirnL	cern	cernN
Dative	ciurnL	cernaib	cernaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

• cernach (“victorious, triumphant”)

Descendants

• Irish: cearn (“victory, triumph”)

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
cern	chern	cern pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 cern (‘angle; swelling’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 cern (‘dish, receptacle’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “3 cern (‘victory, triumph’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Romanian

Verb

cern

1. inflection of cerne:
   1. first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. third-person plural present indicative