abairt

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish epert (“a saying, utterance”), from as·beir (“says”); compare abair.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈabˠəɾˠtʲ/

Noun

abairt f (genitive singular abairte, nominative plural abairtí)

1. sentence
2. expression
3. saying, adage, phrase
4. manner, practice
5. feat

Declension

Declension of abairt (second declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative abairt abairtí vocative a abairt a abairtí genitive abairte abairtí dative abairt abairtí forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an abairt na habairtí genitive na habairte na n-abairtí dative leis an abairt don abairt leis na habairtí

Derived terms

• abairt chaite
• abairt chiotach
• abairt choinníollach
• abairt ghonta
• abairt leabaithe
• abairt scoilte
• abairt shamplach
• abairt topaice
• abairteach
• abairtín
• príomhabairt

Mutation

Mutated forms of abairt

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
abairt	n-abairt	habairt	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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, 2013–2025

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)

1. comment, phrase, expression
2. (grammar) phrase
3. babbling; conversation
4. recrimination, scolding
5. politeness in idiom
6. education
7. speech, articulation

Derived terms

• abairt roimhearach (“prepositional phrase”)
• comh-abairt (“conference, dialogue, conversation”)
• mì-abairt (“mis-saying”)

Related terms

• abair

Etymology 2

Noun

abairt f

1. accoutrements, apparatus
2. custom, usage, habit

Mutation

Mutation of abairt

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
abairt	n-abairt	h-abairt	t-abairt

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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