beart

See also: bèart

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʲaɾˠt̪ˠ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish bert (burden, load; bundle), from Proto-Celtic *bertā.

Noun

beart m (genitive singular birt, nominative plural bearta)

  1. bundle
  2. parcel
  3. (commerce) lot
Declension
Derived terms
  • beartmhargadh (package deal)

Etymology 2

From Old Irish bert (clothing, covering, clothes, attire, apparel; accoutrement).

Noun

beart m or f (genitive singular birt, nominative plural bearta)

  1. covering, garment
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 3

From Old Irish bert (deed, exploit; feat, trick; effort, task; action, behaviour; move, play, game)

Noun

beart m (genitive singular birt, nominative plural bearta)

  1. cast, move (in a game)
  2. shift, plan
  3. proceeding, action, transaction
Declension
Derived terms
  • claonbheart m (crooked act; underhand trick)

Etymology 4

Borrowed from English berth.

Noun

beart m (genitive singular bearta, nominative plural beartanna)

  1. (nautical) berth
Declension

Etymology 5

Verb

beart (present analytic beartann, future analytic beartfaidh, verbal noun beartadh, past participle bearta)

  1. (transitive) Alternative form of beartaigh (cast; poise, brandish; plan, contrive; consider; decide (upon))
Conjugation

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
beart bheart mbeart
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • "beart" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • 1 bert” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • Entries containing “beart” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “beart” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish bert, from Proto-Celtic *bertā.

Noun

beart f (genitive singular beairt or beirt, plural beartan)

  1. deed, action
  2. fact
  3. instrument, device, machine
  4. sheath
  5. shroud (set of ropes)

Derived terms

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalLenition
beartbheart
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • 1 bert” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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