keird

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish cerd, from Proto-Celtic *kerdā, from Proto-Indo-European *kerd- (“craft”). Cognate with Irish ceird.

Noun

keird f (genitive singular keirdey, plural keirdyn)

  1. employment, profession, business, vocation, occupation
  2. pursuit, avocation
  3. professional skill, trade, craft

Derived terms

  • keirdagh
  • keirdaght
  • keird-chummyn
  • keird-chummynys
  • keird-heshaght
  • keird-heshaghtagh
  • keird-heshaghtys

Mutation

Mutation of keird
radical lenition eclipsis
keird cheird geird

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

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