cearn

See also: ceàrn

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /caːɾˠn̪ˠ/

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish cern (“angle, corner”), from Old Irish cern, from Proto-Celtic *kernā (“angle, corner”).

Alternative forms

• ceard, cearna
• ceárd, ceárn, ceárna (superseded)

Noun

cearn f (genitive singular cearna, nominative plural cearnaí)

1. angle, corner

Declension

Declension of cearn (third declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative cearn cearnaí vocative a chearn a chearnaí genitive cearna cearnaí dative cearn cearnaí forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an chearn na cearnaí genitive na cearna na gcearnaí dative leis an gcearn don chearn leis na cearnaí

Derived terms

• as gach cearn (“from all quarters, from all directions”)
• i ngach cearn (“in every quarter, all over”)

Synonyms

• (angle, corner): cúinne

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “cearn”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 179; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cearn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Etymology 2

From Middle Irish cern (“dish, receptacle”), from Old Irish cern (“dish”), possibly from Proto-Celtic *kernā (“angle, corner”).

Alternative forms

• ceárn (superseded)

Noun

cearn f (genitive singular cearna, nominative plural cearna)

1. (obsolete) dish
2. a drum-shaped vessel used for keeping carded wool to feed the spinning wheel

Declension

Declension of cearn (second declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative cearn cearna vocative a chearn a chearna genitive cearna cearn dative cearn cearna forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an chearn na cearna genitive na cearna na gcearn dative leis an gcearn don chearn leis na cearna

Derived terms

• ceirnín

Further reading

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

Etymology 3

From Middle Irish cern, from Old Irish cern (“victory, triumph”).

Alternative forms

• ceárn (superseded)

Noun

cearn f (genitive singular cearna, nominative plural cearna)

1. (literary) victory, triumph

Declension

Declension of cearn (second declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative cearn cearna vocative a chearn a chearna genitive cearna cearn dative cearn cearna forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an chearn na cearna genitive na cearna na gcearn dative leis an gcearn don chearn leis na cearna

Synonyms

• (victory, triumph): bua

Further reading

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of cearn

radical	lenition	eclipsis
cearn	chearn	gcearn

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