abairt

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish epert (“a saying, utterance”), from as·beir (“says”); compare abair.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈabˠəɾˠtʲ/

Noun

abairt f (genitive singular abairte, nominative plural abairtí)

1. sentence
2. expression
3. saying, adage, phrase
4. manner, practice
5. feat

Declension

Declension of abairt

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative abairt abairtí Vocative a abairt a abairtí Genitive abairte abairtí Dative abairt abairtí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an abairt na habairtí Genitive na habairte na n-abairtí Dative leis an abairt don abairt leis na habairtí

Derived terms

• abairt chaite
• abairt chiotach
• abairt choinníollach
• abairt ghonta
• abairt leabaithe
• abairt scoilte
• abairt shamplach
• abairt topaice
• abairteach
• abairtín
• príomhabairt

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “abairt”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, 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
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “abairt”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “abairt”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

From Old Irish epert (“a saying, utterance”), from as·beir (“says”); compare abair.

Noun

abairt f (genitive singular abairte, plural abairtean)

1. comment, phrase, expression
2. (grammar) phrase
3. babbling; conversation
4. recrimination, scolding
5. politeness in idiom
6. education
7. speech, articulation

Derived terms

• abairt roimhearach (“prepositional phrase”)
• comh-abairt (“conference, dialogue, conversation”)
• mì-abairt (“mis-saying”)

 

Related terms

• abair

Etymology 2

Noun

abairt f

1. accoutrements, apparatus
2. custom, usage, habit

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
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

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “abairt”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “epert”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language