caismirt

Irish

Alternative forms
  • caismeart[1]
  • caismirlíneacht[2]

Etymology

From Old Irish cosmart.

Pronunciation

Noun

caismirt f (genitive singular caismirte, nominative plural caismirtí)

  1. (liteary) signal (usually by sound, especially of battle), din, alarm
  2. conflict, argument, contention
  3. discussion

Declension
Declension of caismirt

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative caismirt caismirtí
Vocative a chaismirt a chaismirtí
Genitive caismirte caismirtí
Dative caismirt caismirtí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an chaismirt na caismirtí
Genitive na caismirte na gcaismirtí
Dative leis an gcaismirt

don chaismirt

 leis na caismirtí
  • Alternative plural: caismeartha[4]

Derived terms
  • caismirteach

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

References
  1. Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “caismirt”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 108
  2. Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “caismirt”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  3. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 97
  4. “caismirt”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
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