ceirmeacht

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

ceirmeacht f (genitive singular ceirmeachta)

  1. ceramics (craft)
    Synonym: criadóireacht

Declension

Declension of ceirmeacht (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative ceirmeacht
vocative a cheirmeacht
genitive ceirmeachta
dative ceirmeacht
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an cheirmeacht
genitive na ceirmeachta
dative leis an gceirmeacht
don cheirmeacht

Mutation

Mutated forms of ceirmeacht
radical lenition eclipsis
ceirmeacht cheirmeacht gceirmeacht

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

Further reading

  • ceirmeacht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025