ceart
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish cert, from Latin certus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /caɾˠt̪ˠ/
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /cæɾˠt̪ˠ/
Adjective
ceart (genitive singular masculine cirt, genitive singular feminine cirte, plural cearta, comparative cirte)
- right, correct
- just, fair, rightful
- true, honest
- authentic
Declension
Declension of ceart
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | 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.
Antonyms
- (just, fair, rightful): aincheart
Derived terms
- aincheart (“unjust”)
- ceart go leor (“all right”)
- ceartaigh (“to correct”)
- ceartchreideamh (“orthodoxy”)
- ceartchreidmheacht
Noun
ceart m (genitive singular cirt, nominative plural cearta)
- (law) a right
- justice
- truth, honesty
Declension
Declension of ceart
First declension
Bare forms:
| Forms with the definite article:
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Synonyms
- cion
- cóir
- cothrom
- teideal
Antonyms
- éigeart
Derived terms
- aincheart (“injustice”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| ceart | cheart | gceart |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “1 cert” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- "ceart" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish cert, from Latin certus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʲʰarˠʃt/, /ˈkʲʰarˠst/
Noun
ceart m (genitive singular ceirt, plural ceartan)
- right
Adjective
ceart (comparative ceirte)
- accurate, correct, right (as opposed to left or incorrect), true, even-handed
- honest, proper
- just, upright, fair, in order, same
- very
Declension
| Case | Masculine singular | Feminine singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ceart | cheart | cearta |
| Vocative | cheirt | cheirt | ceart |
| Genitive | cheirt | cheirt/ceirte | ceart |
| Dative | cheart | cheirt | ceart |
Synonyms
- (not left): deas
Antonyms
- ceàrr
- (not left): clì
Derived terms
- a cheart cho (“just as”)
- a cheart cho math (“as well, to the same effect”)
- ceàrn ceart (“right angle”)
- cuir ceart (“to correct”)
- os-cheart (“hypercorrect”)
- os-cheartachadh (“hypercorrectness”)