spairt
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Irish spairt[2]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
spairt f (genitive singular spairte, nominative plural spairteanna)
- turf that has been left exposed to the rain for a year
- wet, heavy clod
- blood clot
- inert, lazy person
Declension[edit]
Declension of spairt
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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References[edit]
- ^ “spairt”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “spairt”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 97
Further reading[edit]
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “spairt”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 677
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “spairt”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Irish spairt[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
spairt f (plural spairtean)
References[edit]
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “spairt”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language