ceartán

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish certán, from Old Irish cert (“louse, tick”).

Pronunciation
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkaɾˠt̪ˠanˠ/[1] (corresponding to the alternative form cartán)

Noun

ceartán m (genitive singular ceartáin, nominative plural ceartáin)

  1. tick

Declension
Declension of ceartán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ceartán ceartáin
Vocative a cheartáin a cheartána
Genitive ceartáin ceartán
Dative ceartán ceartáin

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an ceartán na ceartáin
Genitive an cheartáin na gceartán
Dative leis an gceartán

don cheartán

 leis na ceartáin

Derived terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
ceartán cheartán gceartán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 10

Further reading
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