anairt

anairt

Irish

Alternative forms

• anart
• anraid
• anrait

Etymology

From Old Irish anart n (“linen cloth”).

Noun

anairt f (genitive singular anairte, nominative plural anairtí)

1. coarse linen, huckaback
2. sailcloth, canvas

Declension

Declension of anairt

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative anairt anairtí Vocative a anairt a anairtí Genitive anairte anairtí Dative anairt anairtí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an anairt na hanairtí Genitive na hanairte na n-anairtí Dative leis an anairt don anairt leis na hanairtí

Synonyms

• (linen): línéadach
• (canvas): canbhás
• (sailcloth, canvas): anairt bheag

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
anairt	n-anairt	hanairt	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• “1 anart” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• “anairt” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
• "anairt" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.