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Catalan
Verb
cern
- inflection of cerndre:
Old Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Celtic *kernā (“corner”).
Noun
cern f (nominative plural cerna)
Inflection
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Derived terms
- cernach (“angular”)
Descendants
- Irish: cearn (“corner, angle, drum-shaped vessel”)
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
cern m (nominative plural cirn)
Inflection
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Derived terms
- cernach (“victorious, triumphant”)
Descendants
- Irish: cearn (“victory, triumph”)
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 cern (‘angle; swelling’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 cern (‘dish, receptacle’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “3 cern (‘victory, triumph’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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Romanian
Verb
cern
- inflection of cerne:
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