beirt

See also: beírt

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish beirt (“pair, two (people)”), from bert (“burden, load; bundle”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʲɛɾˠtʲ/

Noun

beirt f (genitive singular beirte, nominative plural beirteanna) (triggers lenition (except of d, s, and t))

  1. (a group of) two, a pair
    1. (of persons)
      Tá beirt deartháireacha agam. ― I have two brothers.
    2. (of things, without dependent noun)
      Tá beirt de chaoirigh bána sa ghort. ― There are a pair of white sheep in the field.

Usage notes

  • Generally used with the genitive plural when referring to human beings and the preposition de when referring to other things.

Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
beirt bheirt mbeirt
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • “1 beirt” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “beirt” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
  • "beirt" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

beirt f

  1. genitive singular of beart
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