beart
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʲaɾˠt̪ˠ/
Etymology 1
From Old Irish bert (“burden, load; bundle”).
Noun
beart m (genitive singular birt, nominative plural bearta)
- bundle
- parcel
- (commerce) lot
Declension
First declension
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Derived terms
- beartmhargadh
- tiomsaíonn brobh beart is líontar sac le póiríní
Etymology 2
From Old Irish bert (“clothing, covering, clothes, attire, apparel; accoutrement”).
Noun
beart m (genitive singular birt, nominative plural bearta) or
beart f (genitive singular birte, nominative plural bearta)
- covering, garment
Declension
As a masculine first-declension noun:
First declension
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As a feminine second-declension noun:
Second declension
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Derived terms
- ceannbheart (“headgear; helmet, headdress”)
- cíochbheart (“bra, brassiere”)
Etymology 3
From Old Irish bert (“deed, exploit; feat, trick; effort, task; action, behaviour; move, play, game”).
Noun
beart m (genitive singular birt, nominative plural bearta) or
beart f (genitive singular birte, nominative plural bearta)
- cast, move (in a game)
- shift, plan
- proceeding, action, transaction
Declension
As a masculine first-declension noun:
First declension
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As a feminine second-declension noun:
Second declension
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Derived terms
- beartach (“scheming, contriving”)
- claonbheart m (“crooked act; underhand trick”)
Etymology 4
Borrowed from English berth.
Noun
beart m (genitive singular bearta, nominative plural beartanna)
- (nautical) berth
Declension
Third declension
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Verb
beart (present analytic beartann, future analytic beartfaidh, verbal noun beartadh, past participle bearta)
- (transitive) Alternative form of beartaigh (“cast; poise, brandish; plan, contrive; consider; decide (upon)”)
Conjugation
| singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
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| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
| indicative | present | beartaim | beartann tú; beartair† | beartann sé, sí | beartaimid | beartann sibh | beartann siad; beartaid† | a bheartann; a bheartas / a mbeartann*; a mbeartas* | beartar |
| past | bheart mé; bheartas | bheart tú; bheartais | bheart sé, sí | bheartamar; bheart muid | bheart sibh; bheartabhair | bheart siad; bheartadar | a bheart / ar bheart* | beartadh | |
| past habitual | bheartainn / mbeartainn‡‡ | bheartá / mbeartᇇ | bheartadh sé, sí / mbeartadh sé, s퇇 | bheartaimis; bheartadh muid / mbeartaimis‡‡; mbeartadh muid‡‡ | bheartadh sibh / mbeartadh sibh‡‡ | bheartaidís; bheartadh siad / mbeartaidís‡‡; mbeartadh siad‡‡ | a bheartadh / a mbeartadh* | bheartaí / mbearta퇇 | |
| future | beartfaidh mé; beartfad | beartfaidh tú; beartfair† | beartfaidh sé, sí | beartfaimid; beartfaidh muid | beartfaidh sibh | beartfaidh siad; beartfaid† | a bheartfaidh; a bheartfas / a mbeartfaidh*; a mbeartfas* | beartfar | |
| conditional | bheartfainn / mbeartfainn‡‡ | bheartfá / mbeartfᇇ | bheartfadh sé, sí / mbeartfadh sé, s퇇 | bheartfaimis; bheartfadh muid / mbeartfaimis‡‡; mbeartfadh muid‡‡ | bheartfadh sibh / mbeartfadh sibh‡‡ | bheartfaidís; bheartfadh siad / mbeartfaidís‡‡; mbeartfadh siad‡‡ | a bheartfadh / a mbeartfadh* | bheartfaí / mbeartfa퇇 | |
| subjunctive | present | go mbearta mé; go mbeartad† | go mbearta tú; go mbeartair† | go mbearta sé, sí | go mbeartaimid; go mbearta muid | go mbearta sibh | go mbearta siad; go mbeartaid† | — | go mbeartar |
| past | dá mbeartainn | dá mbeartá | dá mbeartadh sé, sí | dá mbeartaimis; dá mbeartadh muid | dá mbeartadh sibh | dá mbeartaidís; dá mbeartadh siad | — | dá mbeartaí | |
| imperative | beartaim | beart | beartadh sé, sí | beartaimis | beartaigí; beartaidh† | beartaidís | — | beartar | |
| verbal noun | beartadh | ||||||||
| past participle | bearta | ||||||||
* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| beart | bheart | mbeart |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “beart”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 bert”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “beart” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “beart” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish bert.
Noun
beart f (genitive singular beairt or beirt, plural beartan)
- deed, action
- fact
- instrument, device, machine
- sheath
- shroud (set of ropes)
Derived terms
- ainbheart (“misdeed”)
- beart-chlò (“printing press”)
- droch-bheart (“vice, sin”)
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| beart | bheart |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 bert”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language