keird

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish cerd, from Proto-Celtic *kerdā, from Proto-Indo-European *kerd- (craft). Cognate with Irish ceird.

Noun

keird f (genitive singular keirdey, plural keirdyn)

  1. employment, profession, business, vocation, occupation
  2. pursuit, avocation
  3. professional skill, trade, craft

Derived terms

Mutation

Manx mutation
RadicalLenitionEclipsis
keirdcheirdgeird
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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