beart

See also: bèart

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʲaɾˠt̪ˠ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish bert (“burden, load”), 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

• bailíonn brobh beart
• beartmhargadh

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

• ceannbheart (“headgear; helmet, headdress”)
• cíochbheart (“bra, brassiere”)

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

Etymology 5

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*	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*	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.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “beart”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “beart”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “beart”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish bert (“burden, load”), 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

• ainbheart (“misdeed”)
• beart-chlò (“printing press”)
• droch-bheart (“vice, sin”)

Mutation

Mutation of beart

radical	lenition
beart	bheart

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