beart

See also: bèart

Irish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bʲaɾˠt̪ˠ/[1]

Etymology 1

From Old Irish bert (“burden, load”),[2] from Proto-Celtic *bertā.

Noun

beart m (genitive singular birt, nominative plural bearta)

  1. bundle
  2. parcel
  3. (commerce) lot
Declension
Declension of beart

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative beart ba
Vocative a bhirt a bhearta
Genitive birt beart
Dative beart ba

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an beart na ba
Genitive an bhirt na mbeart
Dative leis an mbeart

don bheart

 leis na ba
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Irish bert (“clothing, covering”).

Noun

beart m (genitive singular birt, nominative plural bearta) or
beart f (genitive singular birte, nominative plural bearta)

  1. covering, garment
Declension

As a masculine first-declension noun:

Declension of beart

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative beart ba
Vocative a bhirt a bhearta
Genitive birt beart
Dative beart ba

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an beart na ba
Genitive an bhirt na mbeart
Dative leis an mbeart

don bheart

 leis na ba

As a feminine second-declension noun:

Declension of beart

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative beart bearta
Vocative a bheart a bhearta
Genitive birte beart
Dative beart
birt (archaic, dialectal)		 bearta

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an bheart na bearta
Genitive na birte na mbeart
Dative leis an mbeart
leis an mbirt (archaic, dialectal)

don bheart
don bhirt (archaic, dialectal)

 leis na bearta
Derived terms

Etymology 3

From Old Irish bert (“deed, exploit”).

Noun

beart m (genitive singular birt, nominative plural bearta) or
beart f (genitive singular birte, nominative plural bearta)

  1. cast, move (in a game)
  2. shift, plan
  3. proceeding, action, transaction
Declension

As a masculine first-declension noun:

Declension of beart

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative beart ba
Vocative a bhirt a bhearta
Genitive birt beart
Dative beart ba

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an beart na ba
Genitive an bhirt na mbeart
Dative leis an mbeart

don bheart

 leis na ba

As a feminine second-declension noun:

Declension of beart

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative beart bearta
Vocative a bheart a bhearta
Genitive birte beart
Dative beart
birt (archaic, dialectal)		 bearta

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an bheart na bearta
Genitive na birte na mbeart
Dative leis an mbeart
leis an mbirt (archaic, dialectal)

don bheart
don bhirt (archaic, dialectal)

 leis na bearta
Derived terms
  • beartach (“scheming, contriving”)
  • claonbheart m (“crooked act; underhand trick”)

Etymology 4

Borrowed from English berth.

Noun

beart m (genitive singular bearta, nominative plural beartanna)

  1. (nautical) berth
Declension
Declension of beart

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative beart beartanna
Vocative a bheart a bheartanna
Genitive bearta beartanna
Dative beart beartanna

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an beart na beartanna
Genitive an bhearta na mbeartanna
Dative leis an mbeart

don bheart

 leis na beartanna

Verb

beart (present analytic beartann, future analytic beartfaidh, verbal noun beartadh, past participle bearta)

  1. (transitive) Alternative form of beartaigh (“cast; poise, brandish; plan, contrive; consider; decide (upon)”)
Conjugation
conjugation of beart (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present beartaim beartann tú;
beartair†		 beartann sé, sí beartaimid beartann sibh beartann siad;
beartaid†		 a bheartann; a bheartas /
a mbeartann*; a mbeartas*		 beartar
past bheart mé; bheartas bheart tú; bheartais bheart sé, sí bheartamar; bheart muid bheart sibh; bheartabhair bheart siad; bheartadar a bheart /
ar bheart*		 beartadh
past habitual bheartainn / mbeartainn‡‡ bheartá / mbeartᇇ bheartadh sé, sí / mbeartadh sé, s퇇 bheartaimis; bheartadh muid / mbeartaimis‡‡; mbeartadh muid‡‡ bheartadh sibh / mbeartadh sibh‡‡ bheartaidís; bheartadh siad / mbeartaidís‡‡; mbeartadh siad‡‡ a bheartadh /
a mbeartadh*		 bheartaí / mbearta퇇
future beartfaidh mé;
beartfad		 beartfaidh tú;
beartfair†		 beartfaidh sé, sí beartfaimid;
beartfaidh muid		 beartfaidh sibh beartfaidh siad;
beartfaid†		 a bheartfaidh; a bheartfas /
a mbeartfaidh*; a mbeartfas*		 beartfar
conditional bheartfainn / mbeartfainn‡‡ bheartfá / mbeartfᇇ bheartfadh sé, sí / mbeartfadh sé, s퇇 bheartfaimis; bheartfadh muid / mbeartfaimis‡‡; mbeartfadh muid‡‡ bheartfadh sibh / mbeartfadh sibh‡‡ bheartfaidís; bheartfadh siad / mbeartfaidís‡‡; mbeartfadh siad‡‡ a bheartfadh /
a mbeartfadh*		 bheartfaí / mbeartfa퇇
subjunctive present go mbearta mé;
go mbeartad†		 go mbearta tú;
go mbeartair†		 go mbearta sé, sí go mbeartaimid;
go mbearta muid		 go mbearta sibh go mbearta siad;
go mbeartaid†		 — go mbeartar
past dá mbeartainn dá mbeartá dá mbeartadh sé, sí dá mbeartaimis;
dá mbeartadh muid		 dá mbeartadh sibh dá mbeartaidís;
dá mbeartadh siad		 — dá mbeartaí
imperative beartaim beart beartadh sé, sí beartaimis beartaigí;
beartaidh†		 beartaidís — beartar
verbal noun beartadh
past participle bearta

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
beart bheart mbeart
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 65
  2. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 bert”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “beart”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Entries containing “beart” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “beart” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish bert (“burden, load”),[1] from Proto-Celtic *bertā.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pjarˠʃt̪/

Noun

beart f (genitive singular beairt or beirt, plural beartan)

  1. deed, action
  2. fact
  3. instrument, device, machine
  4. sheath
  5. shroud (set of ropes)

Derived terms

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
beartbheart
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 bert”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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