ceárta
See also: cearta and ceartă
Irish
Alternative forms
- ceardcha, ceárdcha, ceártcha (superseded)
Etymology
From Old Irish cerddchae, from cerd (“smith, artisan”).
Pronunciation
- (Munster, Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈcaːɾˠt̪ˠə/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈcɑːɾˠt̪ˠə/
Noun
ceárta f (genitive singular ceárta, nominative plural ceártaí) or
ceárta f (genitive singular ceártan, nominative plural ceártana) (Munster)
- forge
- smithy
- Synonym: teach ceárta
- (glassmaking, metalworking) workshop
- centre of activity, of gossip
- collection of objects
Declension
Standard language:
Declension of ceárta
Fourth declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Munster dialect:
Declension of ceárta
Fifth declension
Bare forms
| 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
- Entries containing “ceárta” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “ceárta” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ceárta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN