ceart

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Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish cert, from Latin certus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ceart (genitive singular masculine cirt, genitive singular feminine cirte, plural cearta, comparative cirte)

  1. right, correct
  2. just, fair, rightful
  3. true, honest
  4. authentic

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Antonyms

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  • (antonym(s) of just, fair, rightful): aincheart

Derived terms

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Noun

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ceart m (genitive singular cirt, nominative plural cearta)

  1. (law) a right
  2. justice
  3. truth, honesty

Declension

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
ceart cheart gceart
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 23
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 40

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish cert, from Latin certus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ceart m (genitive singular ceirt, plural ceartan)

  1. right

Adjective

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ceart (genitive singular masculine ceirt, genitive singular feminine ceirte, nominative plural cearta, comparative ceirte)

  1. accurate, correct, right (as opposed to incorrect), true, even-handed
  2. right (as opposed to left)
  3. honest, proper
  4. just, upright, fair, in order, same
  5. very

Declension

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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