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beirt

beirt

See also: beírt

Irish

Noun

beirt f ‎(genitive singular beirte, nominative plural beirteanna) (triggers lenition of a following noun)

(a group of) two, a pair
1. (of persons)
  Tá beirt dheartháireacha agam.‎ ― I have two brothers.
2. (of things, without dependent noun)
  Tá beirt de chaoirigh bána sa ghort.‎ ― There are two white sheep in the field.

Declension

Declension of beirt

Second declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	beirt	beirteanna
Vocative	a bheirt	a bheirteanna
Genitive	beirte	beirteanna
Dative	beirt	beirteanna

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an bheirt	na beirteanna
Genitive	na beirte	na mbeirteanna
Dative	leis an mbeirt don bheirt	leis na beirteanna

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
beirt	bheirt	mbeirt
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

“1 beirt” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
“beirt” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
"beirt" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

beirt f

genitive singular of beart