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cearn

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See also: ceàrn

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

    Alternative forms

    Noun

    cearn f (genitive singular cearna, nominative plural cearnaí)

    1. angle, corner
    Declension
    More information bare forms, singular ...
    Derived terms
    • as gach cearn (from all quarters, from all directions)
    • i ngach cearn (in every quarter, all over)
    Synonyms

    Further reading

    Etymology 2

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

      Alternative forms

      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
      More information bare forms, singular ...
      Derived terms

      Further reading

      Etymology 3

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

        Alternative forms

        Noun

        cearn f (genitive singular cearna, nominative plural cearna)

        1. (literary) victory, triumph
        Declension
        More information bare forms, singular ...
        Synonyms
        • (victory, triumph): bua

        Further reading

        Mutation

        More information radical, lenition ...

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

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