cearr

See also: ceàrr

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cerr (“crooked, maimed”), from Proto-Celtic *kersos (“maimed”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic ceàrr and Manx kiare.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /cɑːɾˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /caːɾˠ/

Adjective

cearr (predicative only)

1. wrong

Derived terms

• An Muileann gCearr

Mutation

Mutated forms of cearr

radical	lenition	eclipsis
cearr	chearr	gcearr

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

Scottish Gaelic

Adjective

cearr

1. alternative form of ceàrr