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chirt

  1. Lenited form of cirt.

Old Irish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (with broad final consonants) /xʲir͈t/, (with slender final consonants) /xʲir͈ʲtʲ/

Adjective

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chirt

  1. Lenited form of cirt.

Scots

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [tʃɪrt], [tʃʌrt]

Noun

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chirt (plural chirts)

  1. a squeeze, a hug

Verb

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chirt (third-person singular simple present chirts, present participle chirtin, simple past chirtit, past participle chirtit)

  1. to squeeze, press, squirt
  2. to clench the teeth, bite the tongue