adhart

Irish

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈɑɪ(ə)ɾˠt̪ˠə/[1] (as if spelled adharta)

Noun

adhart m (genitive singular adhairt, nominative plural adhairt)

  1. hob (flat projection or iron shelf at the side of a fire grate)
    Synonym: iarta
Declension
Declension of adhart (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative adhart adhairt
vocative a adhairt a adharta
genitive adhairt adhart
dative adhart adhairt
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an t-adhart na hadhairt
genitive an adhairt na n-adhart
dative leis an adhart
don adhart
leis na hadhairt

Etymology 2

Noun

adhart m (genitive singular adhairt, nominative plural adhairt)

  1. alternative form of adhairt (bolster, pillow)
Declension
Declension of adhart (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative adhart adhairt
vocative a adhairt a adharta
genitive adhairt adhart
dative adhart adhairt
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an t-adhart na hadhairt
genitive an adhairt na n-adhart
dative leis an adhart
don adhart
leis na hadhairt

Mutation

Mutated forms of adhart
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
adhart n-adhart hadhart t-adhart

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

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 196, page 99

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Irish adart, adairt (pillow, bolster).

Noun

adhart m (genitive singular adhairt, plural adhartaichean)

  1. pillow, bolster
    Synonym: cluasag
  2. head of a bed
  3. linen
  4. bedlinen

Etymology 2

Possibly from Old Irish adairt, a late verbal noun form of adraid (adheres to, follows; respects).

Noun

adhart m (genitive singular adhairt, plural adhartaichean)

  1. progress, forwardness
    Synonym: adhartas
  2. front, van, advance
Usage notes

Very seldom used without a preposition.

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of adhart
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
adhart n-adhart h-adhart t-adhart

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

References

  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  2. ^ Roy Wentworth (2003) Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN
  3. ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath, page 109

Further reading