ceart
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /caɾˠt̪ˠ/[1][2]
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /cæɾˠt̪ˠ/
Adjective
ceart (genitive singular masculine cirt, genitive singular feminine cirte, plural cearta, comparative cirte)
Declension
Declension of ceart
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ceart | cheart | cearta; chearta² | |
| Vocative | chirt | cearta | ||
| Genitive | cirte | cearta | ceart | |
| Dative | ceart; cheart¹ |
cheart; chirt (archaic) |
cearta; chearta² | |
| Comparative | níos cirte | |||
| Superlative | is cirte | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “just, fair, rightful”): aincheart
Derived terms
- aincheart (“unjust”)
- ceart go leor (“all right”)
- ceartaigh (“to correct”)
- ceartchreideamh (“orthodoxy”)
- ceartchreidmheacht
- neamhcheart (“incorrect”)
Noun
Declension
Declension of ceart
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Antonyms
- éigeart
Derived terms
- aincheart (“injustice”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| ceart | cheart | gceart |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 23
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 40
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 cert”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ceart”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʲʰarˠʃt̪/, /ˈkʲʰarˠs̪t̪/
- (Lewis, Harris, Uist, Skye, Wester Ross, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkʲʰas̪t̪/
- (Barra, Tiree, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkʲʰɛs̪t̪/
- (Islay, Kintyre, Arran) IPA(key): /ˈkʲʰarˠt̪/
Adjective
ceart (genitive singular masculine ceirt, genitive singular feminine ceirte, nominative plural cearta, comparative ceirte)
Declension
Synonyms
- (not left): deas
Derived terms
- a cheart cho (“just as”)
- a cheart cho math (“as well, to the same effect”)
- ceàrn ceart (“right angle”)
- ceart gu leòr (“okay”)
- cuir ceart (“correct”, verb)
- mì-cheart (“incorrect”)
- os-cheart (“hypercorrect”)
- os-cheartachadh (“hypercorrectness”)
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