agairt
Irish
Alternative forms
- agradh
Noun
agairt f (genitive singular agartha)
- verbal noun of agair (“plead, entreat; avenge, retribute; sue”)
- plea
- vengeance, retribution
- Synonym: díoltas
Declension
Declension of agairt
Irregular
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
| Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
agairt | n-agairt | hagairt | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “agairt”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “agairt” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “agairt” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
Verbal noun of agair, itself from Old Irish ad·gair.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aɡɪrʲdʲ/
Noun
agairt m (genitive singular agairt, no plural)
- Verbal noun of agair
- claim
- pleading
- craving
- Tha i ag agairt orm. ― She craves me.
- accusing, blaming
- prosecute
- Tha e 'g agairt an dìonadair. ― He's prosecuting the defendant.
Derived terms
- agair