beart
See also: bèart
Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Irish bert (“burden, load”),[4] from Proto-Celtic *bertā.
Noun
beart m (genitive singular birt, nominative plural bearta)
Declension
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Derived terms
- bailíonn brobh beart
- beartmhargadh
Etymology 2
From Old Irish bert (“clothing, covering”).
Noun
beart m (genitive singular birt, nominative plural bearta) or
beart f (genitive singular birte, nominative plural bearta)
- (rare, except in compounds) gear, paraphernalia
Declension
As a masculine first-declension noun:
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As a feminine second-declension noun:
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Derived terms
- ceannbheart (“headgear; helmet, headdress”)
- cíochbheart (“bra, brassiere”)
Etymology 3
From Old Irish bert (“deed, exploit”).
Noun
beart m (genitive singular birt, nominative plural bearta) or
beart f (genitive singular birte, nominative plural bearta)
- maneuver, action
- move (in a game)
- plan (set of intended actions), proceeding
Declension
As a masculine first-declension noun:
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As a feminine second-declension noun:
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Derived terms
- beartach (“scheming, contriving”)
- claonbheart m (“crooked act; underhand trick”)
Etymology 4
Noun
beart m (genitive singular bearta, nominative plural beartanna)
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 (“to brandish”)
Conjugation
conjugation of beart (first conjugation – A)
| verbal noun | beartadh | |||||||
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| past participle | bearta | |||||||
| tense | singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||
| 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* |
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 / mbeartainn‡‡ | bheartá / mbeartᇇ | bheartadh sé, sí / mbeartadh sé, s퇇 | bheartaimis; bheartadh muid / mbeartaimis‡‡; mbeartadh muid‡‡ | bheartadh sibh / mbeartadh sibh‡‡ | bheartaidís; bheartadh siad / mbeartaidís‡‡; mbeartadh siad‡‡ | a bheartadh / a mbeartadh* |
bheartaí / mbearta퇇 |
| future | beartfaidh mé; beartfad |
beartfaidh tú; beartfair† |
beartfaidh sé, sí | beartfaimid; beartfaidh muid |
beartfaidh sibh | beartfaidh siad; beartfaid† |
a bheartfaidh; a bheartfas / a mbeartfaidh* |
beartfar |
| conditional | bheartfainn / mbeartfainn‡‡ | bheartfá / mbeartfᇇ | bheartfadh sé, sí / mbeartfadh sé, s퇇 | bheartfaimis; bheartfadh muid / mbeartfaimis‡‡; mbeartfadh muid‡‡ | bheartfadh sibh / mbeartfadh sibh‡‡ | bheartfaidís; bheartfadh siad / mbeartfaidís‡‡; mbeartfadh siad‡‡ | a bheartfadh / a mbeartfadh* |
bheartfaí / mbeartfa퇇 |
| 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 |
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| – | beartaim | beart | beartadh sé, sí | beartaimis | beartaigí; beartaidh† |
beartaidís | — | beartar |
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| beart | bheart | mbeart |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 122, page 65
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 40
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 275, page 97
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 bert”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “beart”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 90; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “beartaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 91; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “beart”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “beart”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “beart”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish bert (“burden, load”),[1] from Proto-Celtic *bertā.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pjarˠʃt̪/
Noun
beart f (genitive singular beairt or beirt, plural beartan)
Derived terms
- ainbheart (“misdeed”)
- beart-chlò (“printing press”)
- droch-bheart (“vice, sin”)
Mutation
| radical | lenition |
|---|---|
| beart | bheart |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 bert”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language