carbhat

Irish

Alternative forms

  • carabhat, carabhata, carbhata

Etymology

From French cravate, from Serbo-Croatian Hr̀vāt (Croat), from Proto-Slavic *xъrvatъ.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈkaɾˠəvˠat̪ˠ/[1]
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /kɑɾˠəˈwɑt̪ˠə/[2][3] (corresponding to the form carabhata)

Noun

carbhat m (genitive singular carbhait, nominative plural carbhait)

  1. cravat
  2. necktie, tie

Declension

Declension of carbhat (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative carbhat carbhait
vocative a charbhait a charbhata
genitive carbhait carbhat
dative carbhat carbhait
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an carbhat na carbhait
genitive an charbhait na gcarbhat
dative leis an gcarbhat
don charbhat
leis na carbhait

References

  1. ^ Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000) Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne [The Irish of Corkaguiny] (in Irish), Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann [Linguistics Institute of Ireland], →ISBN, section 30, page 38
  2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 147
  3. ^ Ó Máille, T. S. (1974) Liosta Focal as Ros Muc [Word List from Rosmuck] (in Irish), Baile Átha Cliath [Dublin]: Irish University Press, →ISBN, page 36

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