ceithern

Middle Irish

Alternative forms
  • ceithernn
  • ceithrenn

Etymology

Noun

ceithern f (genitive ceithirne)

  1. A band or troop of soldiers or fighting men, kern

Derived terms
  • ceithernach (“member or leader of a ceithern”)

Descendants

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
ceithern cheithern ceithern
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • “ceithern” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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