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ceirt.

rag, clout, piece of cloth

5 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/cɛɾˠtʲ/
  1. rag, clout, piece of cloth

    feminine
    ceannaí ceirteacha
  2. swab (piece of material used for cleaning)

    feminine
  3. clothes

    Ulster · feminine · in-plural
    Cuir ort do cheirteacha
  4. bandage

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish ceirt (“rag”).

noun/cɛɾˠtʲ/
  1. apple tree

    archaic · feminine
  2. The name of the Ogham letter ᚊ (q).

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish ceirt (“apple tree; name of Ogham letter ᚊ”), perhaps from Proto-Celtic *kʷerxtā (“bush”) (compare Welsh perth (“bush, hedge”)), from Proto-Indo-European *pérkus (“oak”).

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