beart
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʲaɾˠt̪ˠ/
Etymology 1
From Old Irish bert (“burden, load; bundle”).
Noun
beart m (genitive singular birt, nominative plural bearta)
Declension
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Derived terms
- beartmhargadh (“package deal”)
Etymology 2
From Old Irish bert (“clothing, covering, clothes, attire, apparel; accoutrement”).
Noun
beart m, f (genitive singular birt, nominative plural bearta)
Declension
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Second declension
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Derived terms
- ceannbheart (“headgear; helmet, headdress”)
- cíochbheart (“bra, brassiere”)
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)
- cast, move (in a game)
- shift, plan
- proceeding, action, transaction
Declension
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Derived terms
- claonbheart m (“crooked act; underhand trick”)
Etymology 4
Noun
beart m (genitive singular bearta, nominative plural beartanna)
Declension
Third declension
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Etymology 5
Verb
beart (present analytic beartann, future analytic beartfaidh, verbal noun beartadh, past participle bearta)
- (transitive) Alternative form of beartaigh (“cast; poise, brandish; plan, contrive; consider; decide (upon)”)
Conjugation
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| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
| indicative | present | beartaim | beartann tú; beartair† |
beartann sé, sí | beartaimid | beartann sibh | beartann siad; beartaid† |
a bheartann; a bheartas / a mbeartann*; a mbeartas* |
beartar |
| past | bheart mé; bheartas | bheart tú; bheartais | bheart sé, sí | bheartamar; bheart muid | bheart sibh; bheartabhair | bheart siad; bheartadar | a bheart / ar bheart* |
beartadh | |
| past habitual | bheartainn | bheartá | bheartadh sé, sí | bheartaimis; bheartadh muid | bheartadh sibh | bheartaidís; bheartadh siad | a bheartadh / ar bheartadh* |
bheartaí | |
| future | beartfaidh mé; beartfad |
beartfaidh tú; beartfair† |
beartfaidh sé, sí | beartfaimid; beartfaidh muid |
beartfaidh sibh | beartfaidh siad; beartfaid† |
a bheartfaidh; a bheartfas / a mbeartfaidh*; a mbeartfas* |
beartfar | |
| conditional | bheartfainn | bheartfá | bheartfadh sé, sí | bheartfaimis; bheartfadh muid | bheartfadh sibh | bheartfaidís; bheartfadh siad | a bheartfadh / ar bheartfadh* |
bheartfaí | |
| subjunctive | present | go mbearta mé; go mbeartad† |
go mbearta tú; go mbeartair† |
go mbearta sé, sí | go mbeartaimid; go mbearta muid |
go mbearta sibh | go mbearta siad; go mbeartaid† |
— | go mbeartar |
| past | dá mbeartainn | dá mbeartá | dá mbeartadh sé, sí | dá mbeartaimis; dá mbeartadh muid |
dá mbeartadh sibh | dá mbeartaidís; dá mbeartadh siad |
— | dá mbeartaí | |
| imperative | beartaim | beart | beartadh sé, sí | beartaimis | beartaigí; beartaidh† |
beartaidís | — | beartar | |
| verbal noun | beartadh | ||||||||
| past participle | bearta | ||||||||
* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
Mutation
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| 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
Noun
beart f (genitive singular beairt or beirt, plural beartan)
Derived terms
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Mutation
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| beart | bheart |
| 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.