ceird

Irish

Alternative forms

• ceard

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /cəiɾˠdʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /cɛɾˠdʲ/

Noun

ceird f (genitive singular ceirde, nominative plural ceirdeanna)

1. trade, craft; occupation

Declension

Declension of ceird (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative ceird ceirdeanna vocative a cheird a cheirdeanna genitive ceirde ceirdeanna dative ceird ceirdeanna forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an cheird na ceirdeanna genitive na ceirde na gceirdeanna dative leis an gceird don cheird leis na ceirdeanna

Derived terms

• ceardaí
• ceardaíocht
• ceardchumann
• is bách iad lucht aon cheirde
• lámhcheird

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of ceird

radical	lenition	eclipsis
ceird	cheird	gceird

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ceird”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “ceird”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024