adhairt
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Old Irish adart.
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Noun
adhairt f (genitive singular adhairte, nominative plural adhairteanna)
- bolster, pillow
- Synonym: ceannadhairt
Declension
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Derived terms
- adhairt feamainne (“heap of seaweed”)
- adhairt seamanna (“riveting bolster”)
- bás le hadhairt (“death in bed, death of natural causes”)
Noun
adhairt m
- inflection of adhart:
- vocative/genitive singular
- nominative/dative plural
Mutation
| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| adhairt | n-adhairt | hadhairt | 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) “adhairt”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “adart”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “adhairt”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “adhairt”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
Scottish Gaelic
Noun
adhairt m sg
- genitive singular of adhart
Mutation
| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| adhairt | n-adhairt | h-adhairt | t-adhairt |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.