See also: CERN, ćerń, and čerň

Catalan edit

Verb edit

cern

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

Old Irish edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Celtic *kernā (corner).

Noun edit

cern f (nominative plural cerna)

  1. angle, corner, recess
    1. swelling on the body
  2. dish or receptacle
Inflection edit
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 edit
Descendants edit
  • Irish: cearn (corner, angle, drum-shaped vessel)

Etymology 2 edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun edit

cern m (nominative plural cirn)

  1. victory, triumph
Inflection edit
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 edit
  • cernach (victorious, triumphant)
Descendants edit
  • Irish: cearn (victory, triumph)

Mutation edit

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
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 edit

Romanian edit

Verb edit

cern

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