keirdagh

Manx

Etymology

From keird (“craft, trade”) +‎ -agh, from Old Irish cerd (“craft, craftsman”), from Proto-Celtic *kerdā, from Proto-Indo-European *kerd- (“craft”). Cognate with Irish ceardaí.

Adjective

keirdagh

  1. artisan

Noun

keirdagh m (genitive singular keirdagh, plural keirdee)

  1. artisan, craftsman, tradesman
    Synonym: fer keirdey

Derived terms

  • keirdaght f (“artisanship, craftsmanship, tradesmanship”)

Mutation

Manx mutation
RadicalLenitionEclipsis
keirdaghcheirdaghgeirdagh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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