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Irish Pronunciation Etymology 1 From Old Irish cúairt ( “ tour, circuit, circle ” ) .
Noun cuairt f genitive singular cuairte nominative plural cuairteanna or cuarta
circuit ; round , course ( sports ) 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 Plural used with numerals: cuarta Alternative forms Derived terms Etymology 2 See cúirt
Noun cuairt f genitive singular cuairte nominative plural cuairteanna
Alternative form of cúirt ( “ court; manor-house, mansion; courtyard ” ) Declension Mutation
Irish mutation
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cuairt chuairt gcuairt
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
References
^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906 ) A Dialect of Donegal 97 ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019 ), “1 cúairt ”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language Further reading Scottish Gaelic Etymology From Old Irish cúairt ( “ tour, circuit, circle ” ) .
Pronunciation Noun cuairt f genitive singular cuairte plural cuairtean
( geometry ) circle , orb , circumference
Synonym: cearcall orbit circuit expedition , journey , pilgrimage , excursion
Synonyms: turas triop 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 Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical
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cuairt chuairt
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
References Further reading Edward Dwelly (1911 ) “cuairt”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary →ISBN