cairt

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɑɾˠtʲ/[1][2], /kaɾˠtʲ/[3], /kæɾˠtʲ/[4]

Etymology 1

From Old Irish cairt, from Latin charta,[5] from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs). Doublet of cárta.

Noun

cairt f (genitive singular cairte, nominative plural cairteacha)

  1. chart
  2. charter
  3. parchment, deed
Declension
Declension of cairt (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative cairt cairteacha
vocative a chairt a chairteacha
genitive cairte cairteacha
dative cairt cairteacha
forms with the definite article
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 chompáis (“compass card”)
  • cairt phraitice (“pratique”)
  • cairtchlár (“cardboard”)
  • cairteacha riaracháin f pl (“letters of administration”)
  • cairteoir (“mapmaker”)
  • cairtfhostaigh (“charter”, transitive verb)
  • cairtfhostóir (“charterer”)

Etymology 2

From Middle Irish cairt, from Old Norse kartr.[6]

Noun

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

  1. cart
  2. car, automobile
Declension
Declension of cairt (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative cairt cairteacha
vocative a chairt a chairteacha
genitive cairte cairteacha
dative cairt cairteacha
forms with the definite article
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
singular plural
nominative cairt cairteacha
vocative a chairt a chairteacha
genitive cairteach cairteacha
dative cairt
cairtigh (archaic, dialectal) 		cairteacha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an chairt na cairteacha
genitive na cairteach na gcairteacha
dative leis an gcairt
leis an gcairtigh (archaic, dialectal)
don chairt
don chairtigh (archaic, dialectal) 		leis na cairteacha
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • fear cairte (“carter; hawker”)
  • carra cairte (“chassis of cart”)
  • cairteoir (“carter”)

Etymology 3

Noun

cairt f (genitive singular cairte, nominative plural cairteacha)

  1. alternative form of coirt (“bark”)
Declension
Declension of cairt (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative cairt cairteacha
vocative a chairt a chairteacha
genitive cairte cairteacha
dative cairt cairteacha
forms with the definite article
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”)
Conjugation
conjugation of cairt (first conjugation – A)
verbal noun cairteadh
past participle cairte
tense 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* 		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* 		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

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Mutation

Mutated forms of cairt
radical lenition eclipsis
cairt chairt gcairt

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 86, page 46
  2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 149
  3. ^ de Búrca, Seán (1958) The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 17, page 8
  4. ^ Wagner, Heinrich (1959) Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 548.52, page 228; reprinted 1979
  5. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 cairt”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  6. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 cairt”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

Middle Scots

Etymology

From Middle English carde, from Old French carte, from Latin charta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, “paper, papyrus”).

Noun

cairt

  1. cart
  2. card
  3. chart; map
    • a. 1578, Protocol Books of Dominus Thomas Johnsoun, 1528–1578:
      Ane brodit cart contenyng all cuntras
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • a. 1606, A Collection of Inventories and other Records of the Royal Wardrobe and Jewelhouse and of the artillery and munitioun in some of the royal castles, 1488–1606 (published 1815):
      Tua litle cairtis of the yle of Malt
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • a. 1660, The Poetical Remains of William Lithgow, the Scotish Traveller 1618–60 (published 1863):
      I had rather see on land, Be true eye-sight, than all the worlde by cairt
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants

  • Scots: cairt

Verb

cairt

  1. to cart

References

Scots

Etymology 1

From Middle Scots cairt, from Middle English carde, from Old French carte, from Latin charta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, “paper, papyrus”).

Noun

cairt (plural cairts)

  1. card

Etymology 2

Noun

cairt (plural cairts)

  1. cart

Verb

cairt (third-person singular simple present cairts, present participle cairtin, simple past cairtit, past participle cairtit)

  1. to cart

References

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish cairt, from Latin charta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʰarˠʃtʲ/

Noun

cairt f (genitive singular cairte, plural cairtean)

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

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of cairt
radical lenition
cairt chairt

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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