cuairt
See also: cúairt
Irish
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /kuəɾˠtʲ/[1]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /kuːɾˠtʲ/, /kuəɾˠtʲ/[2]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /kuːɾˠtʲ/[3]
Etymology 1
From Old Irish cúairt (“tour, circuit, circle”).[4]
Noun
cuairt f (genitive singular cuairte, nominative plural cuairteanna or cuarta)
- circuit; round, course
- (sports) round
- visit
- Cuairt ghearr is a déanamh go hannamh. (proverb)
- One should not wear out one’s welcome.
- (literally, “A short visit and not too frequent.”)
- occasion, time
Declension
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- Plural used with numerals: cuarta
Alternative forms
Derived terms
- ar cuairt (“visiting”)
- cuairt an lao ar an athbhuaile (“a nostalgic revisit”, literally “the calf's visit to the old milking place”)
- cuairt ghaisce (“victory lap”)
- cuairt mhíosa (“monthly visit; bride's home visit after honeymoon”)
- cuairteoir (“visitor”)
- má gcuairt (“around, about, on every side”)
- máguaird (“around, about, on every side”)
Etymology 2
See cúirt.
Noun
cuairt f (genitive singular cuairte, nominative plural cuairteanna)
- alternative form of cúirt (“court; manor-house, mansion; courtyard”)
Declension
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Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| cuairt | chuairt | gcuairt |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ “cuairt”, in Irish Pronunciation Database, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 168
- ^ 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 cúairt”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cuairt”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cuairt”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “cuairt”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish cúairt (“tour, circuit, circle”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʰuərˠʃtʲ/
Noun
cuairt f (genitive singular cuairte, plural cuairtean)
- (geometry) circle, orb, circumference
- Synonym: cearcall
- orbit
- circuit
- expedition, journey, pilgrimage, excursion
- walk, visitation, round, ramble
- Synonym: sgrìob
- Ghabh mi cuairt. ― I took a walk.
- turn (somebody's)
- mo chuairt a-nis ― my turn now
- (sports competition, golf) round
Derived terms
- ciad-chuairt (“first-foot”)
- cuairtich (“surround, enclose, encircle; circle around”)
- daga-cuairt (“revolver”)
- mu chuairt (“around”)
- mu chuairt air (“about”)
- mun cuairt (“around”)
Mutation
| radical | lenition |
|---|---|
| cuairt | chuairt |
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 cúairt”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “cuairt”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN