ceàird

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish cerd, from Proto-Celtic *kerdā, from the root *kerd- (“craft”).

Noun

ceàird f (genitive singular ceàirde, plural ceàirdean)

1. trade, craft
2. genitive singular of ceàrd

Derived terms

• taigh-ceàirde (“factory”)

Related terms

• ceàrd (“tinker; smith”)

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911), “ceàird”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 cerd”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language