Irish

Noun

abairt f ‎(genitive singular abairte, nominative plural abairtí)

1. sentence
2. expression
3. saying, adage, phrase
4. manner, practice
5. feat

Declension

Mutation

References

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

From Old Irish epert ‎(“a saying, utterance”), from as·beir ‎(“says”); compare abair.

Noun

abairt f ‎(genitive singular abairte, plural abairtean)

1. comment, phrase, expression
2. (grammar) phrase
3. babbling; conversation
4. recrimination, scolding
5. politeness in idiom
6. education
7. speech, articulation

Related terms

• abair

Derived terms

• abairt roimhearach ‎(“prepositional phrase”)
• comh-abairt ‎(“conference, dialogue, conversation”)
• mì-abairt ‎(“mis-saying”)

Etymology 2

Noun

abairt f

1. accoutrements, apparatus
2. custom, usage, habit

References

• Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
• “epert” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.