cearr

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See also: ceàrr

Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Irish cerr (crooked, maimed), from Proto-Celtic *kersos (maimed), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (to cut). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic ceàrr.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

cearr (predicative only)

  1. wrong

Derived terms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cearr chearr gcearr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

cearr

  1. Alternative form of ceàrr