spairt

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish spairt[2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sˠpˠaɾˠtʲ/[3]

Noun

spairt f (genitive singular spairte, nominative plural spairteanna)

  1. turf that has been left exposed to the rain for a year
  2. wet, heavy clod
  3. blood clot
  4. inert, lazy person

Declension
Declension of spairt

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative spairt spairta
Vocative a spairt a spairta
Genitive spairte spairt
Dative spairt spairta

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an spairt na spairta
Genitive na spairte na spairt
Dative leis an spairt

don spairt

 leis na spairta

References
  1. “spairt”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “spairt”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 97

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish spairt[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sparˠʃtʲ/

Noun

spairt f (plural spairtean)

  1. turf, clod
  2. splash (of liquid)
  3. daub or plaster

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