Irish

Noun

beart m ‎(genitive singular birt, nominative plural bearta)

1. bundle
2. parcel
3. (commerce) lot

Declension

Etymology 2

From Old Irish bert ‎(“clothing, covering, clothes, attire, apparel; accoutrement”)

Noun

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

1. covering, garment

Declension

Derived terms

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

Etymology 3

From Old Irish bert ‎(“deed, exploit; feat, trick; effort, task; action, behaviour; move, play, game”)

Noun

beart m ‎(genitive singular birt, nominative plural bearta)

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

Declension

Derived terms

• claonbheart m ‎(“crooked act; underhand trick”)

Etymology 4

Borrowing from English berth.

Noun

beart m ‎(genitive singular bearta, nominative plural beartanna)

1. (nautical) berth

Declension

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish bert

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”)