ceàrn
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish cern (“angle, corner, recess”).
Noun
ceàrn m (genitive singular ceàrna, plural ceàrnan)
Derived terms
- ceàrn caol (“acute angle”)
- ceàrn ceart (“right angle”)
- ceàrn farsaing (“obtuse angle”)
- ceàrn fosgailte (“reflex angle”)
- ceàrnach (“square”)
Mutation
| radical | lenition |
|---|---|
| ceàrn | cheàrn |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 cern”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language