cuairt
See also: cúairt
Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Irish cúairt (“tour, circuit, circle”).[2]
Noun edit
cuairt f (genitive singular cuairte, nominative plural cuairteanna or cuarta)
- circuit; round, course
- (sports) round
- visit
- Cuairt ghearr is a déanamh go hannamh. (proverb)
- One should not wear out one’s welcome.
- (literally, “A short visit and not too frequent.”)
- occasion, time
Declension edit
Declension of cuairt
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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- Plural used with numerals: cuarta
Alternative forms edit
Derived terms edit
- ar cuairt (“visiting”)
- cuairt an lao ar an athbhuaile (“a nostalgic revisit”, literally “the calf's visit to the old milking place”)
- cuairt ghaisce (“victory lap”)
- cuairt mhíosa (“monthly visit; bride's home visit after honeymoon”)
- cuairteoir (“visitor”)
- má gcuairt (“around, about, on every side”)
- máguaird (“around, about, on every side”)
Etymology 2 edit
See cúirt.
Noun edit
cuairt f (genitive singular cuairte, nominative plural cuairteanna)
- Alternative form of cúirt (“court; manor-house, mansion; courtyard”)
Declension edit
Declension of cuairt
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cuairt | chuairt | gcuairt |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 97
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 cúairt”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cuairt”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “cuairt” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “cuairt” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish cúairt (“tour, circuit, circle”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cuairt f (genitive singular cuairte, plural cuairtean)
- (geometry) circle, orb, circumference
- orbit
- circuit
- expedition, journey, pilgrimage, excursion
- walk, visitation, round, ramble
- Ghabh mi cuairt. ― I took a walk.
- turn (somebody's)
- mo chuairt a-nis ― my turn now
- (sports competition, golf) round
Derived terms edit
- ciad-chuairt (“first-foot”)
- cuairtich (“surround, enclose, encircle; circle around”)
- daga-cuairt (“revolver”)
- mu chuairt (“around”)
- mu chuairt air (“about”)
- mun cuairt (“around”)
Mutation edit
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
cuairt | chuairt |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 cúairt”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language