abairt
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish epert (“a saying, utterance”), from as·beir (“says”); compare abair.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
abairt f (genitive singular abairte, nominative plural abairtí)
Declension edit
Declension of abairt
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
abairt | n-abairt | habairt | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “abairt”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “epert”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “abairt”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 2
- Entries containing “abairt” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “abairt” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Irish epert (“a saying, utterance”), from as·beir (“says”); compare abair.
Noun edit
abairt f (genitive singular abairte, plural abairtean)
- comment, phrase, expression
- (grammar) phrase
- babbling; conversation
- recrimination, scolding
- politeness in idiom
- education
- speech, articulation
Derived terms edit
- abairt roimhearach (“prepositional phrase”)
- comh-abairt (“conference, dialogue, conversation”)
- mì-abairt (“mis-saying”)
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
abairt f
Mutation edit
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
abairt | n-abairt | h-abairt | t-abairt |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “abairt”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “epert”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language