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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish epert (“a saying, utterance”), from as·beir (“says”); compare abair.
Pronunciation
Noun
abairt f (genitive singular abairte, nominative plural abairtí)
- sentence
- expression
- saying, adage, phrase
- manner, practice
- feat
Declension
Derived terms
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical |
Eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
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abairt
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n-abairt
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habairt
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not applicable
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “abairt”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “epert”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “abairt”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 2
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “abairt”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “abairt”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology 1
From Old Irish epert (“a saying, utterance”), from as·beir (“says”); compare abair.
Noun
abairt f (genitive singular abairte, plural abairtean)
- comment, phrase, expression
- (grammar) phrase
- babbling; conversation
- recrimination, scolding
- politeness in idiom
- education
- speech, articulation
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Noun
abairt f
- accoutrements, apparatus
- custom, usage, habit
Mutation
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “abairt”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “epert”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language