ceardchumann

Irish

Etymology

From ceard (“trade, craft; occupation”) +‎ cumann (“association; club, society”). Compare Manx keird-chummyn.

Noun

ceardchumann m (genitive singular ceardchumainn, nominative plural ceardchumainn)

1. trade union

Declension

Declension of ceardchumann (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative ceardchumann ceardchumainn vocative a cheardchumainn a cheardchumanna genitive ceardchumainn ceardchumann dative ceardchumann ceardchumainn forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an ceardchumann na ceardchumainn genitive an cheardchumainn na gceardchumann dative leis an gceardchumann don cheardchumann leis na ceardchumainn

Derived terms

• ceardchumannachas m (“trade-unionism”)
• ceardchumannaí m, ceardchumannach m (“trade-unionist”)

Related terms

• ceardchuallacht m, cuallacht cheirde m (“trade guild”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ceardchumann

radical	lenition	eclipsis
ceardchumann	cheardchumann	gceardchumann

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ceardchumann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ceardchumann”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “ceardchumann”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025