cern

See also: CERN, ćerń, and čerň

Catalan

Verb

cern

  1. inflection of cerndre:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Old Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʲern/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *kernā (corner).

Noun

cern f (nominative plural cerna)

  1. angle, corner, recess
    1. swelling on the body
  2. dish or receptacle
Inflection
Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative cernL ceirnL cernaH
Vocative cernL ceirnL cernaH
Accusative ceirnN ceirnL cernaH
Genitive ceirneH cernL cernN
Dative ceirnL cernaib cernaib
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

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Noun

cern m (nominative plural cirn)

  1. victory, triumph
Inflection
Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative cern cernL cirnL
Vocative cirn cernL cernuH
Accusative cernN cernL cernuH
Genitive cirnL cern cernN
Dative ciurnL cernaib cernaib
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

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
cern chern cern
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Romanian

Verb

cern

  1. inflection of cerne:
    1. first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. third-person plural present indicative
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