cairt

Irish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kaɾˠtʲ/

Etymology 1

Noun

cairt f (genitive singular cairte, nominative plural cairteacha)

  1. chart
  2. charter
  3. parchment, deed
Declension
Declension of cairt

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cairt cairteacha
Vocative a chairt a chairteacha
Genitive cairte cairteacha
Dative cairt cairteacha

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an chairt na cairteacha
Genitive na cairte na gcairteacha
Dative leis an gcairt

don chairt

 leis na cairteacha
Derived terms
  • cairt aimsire (“weather-chart”)
  • cairt baile (“town charter”)
  • cairt cathrach (“city charter”)
  • cairtchlár (“cardboard”)
  • cairt chompáis (“compass card”)
  • cairt comhlachta (“company charter”)
  • cairteacha riaracháin f pl (“letters of administration”)
  • cairteoir (“mapmaker”)
  • cairtfhostaigh (“charter”, transitive verb)
  • cairtfhostóir (“charterer”)
  • cairt ghaoithe (“wind-chart”)
  • cairt loingseoireachta, loingseora (“navigator's chart, sea map”)
  • cairt phraitice (“pratique”)
  • fearann cairte (“charter-land”)

Etymology 2

Noun

cairt f (genitive singular cairte or cairteach, nominative plural cairteacha)

  1. cart
  2. motor-car
Declension
Declension of cairt

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cairt cairteacha
Vocative a chairt a chairteacha
Genitive cairte cairteacha
Dative cairt cairteacha

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an chairt na cairteacha
Genitive na cairte na gcairteacha
Dative leis an gcairt

don chairt

 leis na cairteacha
Alternative declension
Declension of cairt

Fifth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cairt cairteacha
Vocative a chairt a chairteacha
Genitive cairteach cairteacha
Dative cairt cairteacha

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an chairt na cairteacha
Genitive na cairteach na gcairteacha
Dative leis an gcairt

don chairt

 leis na cairteacha
Derived terms
  • cairteoir (“carter”)
  • carra cairte (“chassis of cart”)
  • cosán cairte, rian cairte (“cart-track”)
  • fearann cairte (“charter-land”)
  • fear cairte (“carter; hawker”)
  • lód cairte, ualach cairte (“cart-load”)
  • sáil cairte (“tail of cart”)
  • sáilín cairte (“heel of cart-shaft”)
  • saor cairte (“cartwright”)
  • smearadh cairte (“cart-grease”)
  • torann cairte (“rumble of cart”)

Etymology 3

Noun

cairt f (genitive singular cairte, nominative plural cairteacha)

  1. device for making fishing lines
Declension
Declension of cairt

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cairt cairteacha
Vocative a chairt a chairteacha
Genitive cairte cairteacha
Dative cairt cairteacha

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an chairt na cairteacha
Genitive na cairte na gcairteacha
Dative leis an gcairt

don chairt

 leis na cairteacha

Etymology 4

Noun

cairt f (genitive singular cairte, nominative plural cairteacha)

  1. Alternative form of coirt (“bark; coating; fur, scale, scum”)
Declension
Declension of cairt

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cairt cairteacha
Vocative a chairt a chairteacha
Genitive cairte cairteacha
Dative cairt cairteacha

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an chairt na cairteacha
Genitive na cairte na gcairteacha
Dative leis an gcairt

don chairt

 leis na cairteacha

Verb

cairt (present analytic cairteann, future analytic cairtfidh, verbal noun cairteadh, past participle cairte)

  1. (transitive) Alternative form of coirtigh (“decorticate; tan; coat, encrust”)
Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present cairtim cairteann tú;
cairtir†		 cairteann sé, sí cairtimid cairteann sibh cairteann siad;
cairtid†		 a chairteann; a chairteas /
a gcairteann*; a gcairteas*		 cairtear
past chairt mé; chairteas chairt tú; chairtis chairt sé, sí chairteamar; chairt muid chairt sibh; chairteabhair chairt siad; chairteadar a chairt /
ar chairt*		 cairteadh
past habitual chairtinn / gcairtinn‡‡ chairteá / gcairteᇇ chairteadh sé, sí / gcairteadh sé, s퇇 chairtimis; chairteadh muid / gcairtimis‡‡; gcairteadh muid‡‡ chairteadh sibh / gcairteadh sibh‡‡ chairtidís; chairteadh siad / gcairtidís‡‡; gcairteadh siad‡‡ a chairteadh /
a gcairteadh*		 chairtí / gcairt퇇
future cairtfidh mé;
cairtfead		 cairtfidh tú;
cairtfir†		 cairtfidh sé, sí cairtfimid;
cairtfidh muid		 cairtfidh sibh cairtfidh siad;
cairtfid†		 a chairtfidh; a chairtfeas /
a gcairtfidh*; a gcairtfeas*		 cairtfear
conditional chairtfinn / gcairtfinn‡‡ chairtfeá / gcairtfeᇇ chairtfeadh sé, sí / gcairtfeadh sé, s퇇 chairtfimis; chairtfeadh muid / gcairtfimis‡‡; gcairtfeadh muid‡‡ chairtfeadh sibh / gcairtfeadh sibh‡‡ chairtfidís; chairtfeadh siad / gcairtfidís‡‡; gcairtfeadh siad‡‡ a chairtfeadh /
a gcairtfeadh*		 chairtfí / gcairtf퇇
subjunctive present go gcairte mé;
go gcairtead†		 go gcairte tú;
go gcairtir†		 go gcairte sé, sí go gcairtimid;
go gcairte muid		 go gcairte sibh go gcairte siad;
go gcairtid†		 — go gcairtear
past dá gcairtinn dá gcairteá dá gcairteadh sé, sí dá gcairtimis;
dá gcairteadh muid		 dá gcairteadh sibh dá gcairtidís;
dá gcairteadh siad		 — dá gcairtí
imperative cairtim cairt cairteadh sé, sí cairtimis cairtigí;
cairtidh†		 cairtidís — cairtear
verbal noun cairteadh
past participle cairte

* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cairt chairt gcairt
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Scots

Noun

cairt (plural cairts)

  1. map

Descendants
  • → Scottish Gaelic: cairt (“map”)

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

cairt f (genitive singular cairte, plural cairtean)

  1. card
  2. chart
  3. charter (document)
  4. cart, wagon
  5. bark, rind

Derived terms
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