ceird

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cerd, from Proto-Celtic *kerdā, from the root *kerd- (craft).

Pronunciation

Noun

ceird f (genitive singular ceirde, nominative plural ceirdeanna)

  1. trade, craft; occupation

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
ceird cheird gceird
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • "ceird" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • ceird” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • 1 cerd” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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