ceirt

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /cɛɾˠtʲ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish ceirt (“rag”).

Alternative forms

• ceairt, ceart

Noun

ceirt f (genitive singular ceirte, nominative plural ceirteacha)

1. rag, clout, piece of cloth

   Synonyms: ceamach, éadach

   ceannaí ceirteacha ― rag merchant

2. swab (piece of material used for cleaning)
3. (Ulster, in the plural) clothes

   Synonym: éadaí

   Cuir ort do cheirteacha

   Put on your clothes.

4. bandage

   Synonym: bindealán

Declension

Declension of ceirt

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative ceirt ceirteacha Vocative a cheirt a cheirteacha Genitive ceirte ceirteacha Dative ceirt ceirteacha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an cheirt na ceirteacha Genitive na ceirte na gceirteacha Dative leis an gceirt don cheirt leis na ceirteacha

Derived terms

• ceirt deannaigh (“duster”)
• ceirt soithí (“dishcloth, dish towel”)
• ceirteach (“piece of clothing”)
• ceirteachán (“ragged person”)
• fear ceirteacha (“ragman”)
• páipéar ceirteacha (“rag paper”)

 

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 ceirt”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “ceirt”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 133
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “ceart”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ceirt”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Etymology 2

From Middle Irish ceirt (“apple tree; name of Ogham letter ᚊ”), perhaps from Proto-Celtic *kʷerxtā (“bush”) (compare Welsh perth (“bush, hedge”)), from Proto-Indo-European *pérkus (“oak”).

Noun

ceirt f (genitive singular ceirte)

1. (archaic) apple tree

   Synonyms: crann úll, abhaill

2. The name of the Ogham letter ᚊ (q).

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 ceirt”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “ceirt”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ceirt”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

ceirt

1. Obsolete form of cirt (vocative/genitive singular of ceart).

Adjective

ceirt

1. Obsolete form of cirt (inflected form of ceart).

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
ceirt	cheirt	gceirt
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

ceirt

1. genitive singular of ceart

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
ceirt	cheirt
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.