cern

See also: CERN, ćerń, and čerň

Catalan

Verb

cern

1. inflection of cerndre:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʲern/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *kernā (“corner”).

Noun

cern f (nominative plural cerna)

1. angle, corner, recess
   1. swelling on the body
2. dish or receptacle

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem

	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

Derived terms

• cernach (“angular”)

Descendants

• Irish: cearn (“corner, angle, drum-shaped vessel”)

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)

1. victory, triumph

Inflection

Masculine o-stem

	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

Derived terms

• cernach (“victorious, triumphant”)

Descendants

• Irish: cearn (“victory, triumph”)

Mutation

Mutation of cern

radical	lenition	nasalization
cern	chern	cern pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/

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

References

• 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

Romanian

Verb

cern

1. inflection of cerne:
   1. first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. third-person plural present indicative