cerd

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *kerdā, from Proto-Indo-European *kerd- (“craft”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʲer͈d/

Noun

cerd f

  1. craft, skill
  2. artisan, craftsman

Inflection
Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
cerd cherd cerd
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • “1 cerd” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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