cern
Catalan
Verb
cern
- inflection of cerndre:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Middle Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʲern̪/
Etymology 1
From Old Irish cern, from Proto-Celtic *kernā (“corner”).
Noun
cern f (nominative plural cerna)
Derived terms
- cernach (“angular”)
Descendants
- Irish: cearn (“corner, angle; dish”)
- Scottish Gaelic: ceàrn (“corner, angle”)
Etymology 2
Noun
cern m (nominative plural cirn)
Derived terms
- cernach (“victorious, triumphant”)
Descendants
- Irish: cearn (“victory, triumph”)
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| cern | chern | cern pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Middle Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 cern (‘angle; swelling’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 cern (‘dish, receptacle’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “3 cern (‘victory, triumph’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʲern̪/
Etymology 1
Perhaps from Proto-Celtic *kernā (“corner”).
Noun
cern f (nominative plural cerna)
- dish or receptacle
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | cernL | ceirnL | cernaH |
| vocative | cernL | ceirnL | cernaH |
| accusative | ceirnN | ceirnL | cernaH |
| genitive | ceirneH | cernL | cernN |
| dative | ceirnL | cernaib | cernaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Descendants
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
cern m (nominative plural cirn)
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | cern | cernL | cirnL |
| vocative | cirn | cernL | cernuH |
| accusative | cernN | cernL | cernuH |
| genitive | cirnL | cern | cernN |
| dative | ciurnL | cernaib | cernaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Descendants
- Middle Irish: cern
- Irish: cearn (“victory, triumph”)
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| cern | chern | cern pronounced with /ɡʲ-/ |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 cern (‘dish, receptacle’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “3 cern (‘victory, triumph’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Romanian
Verb
cern
- inflection of cerne:
- first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- third-person plural present indicative