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
4. (computing) byte

Declension

Declension of beart (first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative beart ba vocative a bhirt a bhearta genitive birt beart dative beart ba forms with the definite article 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
• beartán
• beartmhargadh
• birtín

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. (rare, except in compounds) gear, paraphernalia

Declension

As a masculine first-declension noun:

Declension of beart (first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative beart ba vocative a bhirt a bhearta genitive birt beart dative beart ba forms with the definite article 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 singular plural nominative beart bearta vocative a bheart a bhearta genitive birte beart dative beart birt (archaic, dialectal) bearta forms with the definite article 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. maneuver, action
2. move (in a game)
3. plan (set of intended actions), proceeding

Declension

As a masculine first-declension noun:

Declension of beart (first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative beart ba vocative a bhirt a bhearta genitive birt beart dative beart ba forms with the definite article 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 singular plural nominative beart bearta vocative a bheart a bhearta genitive birte beart dative beart birt (archaic, dialectal) bearta forms with the definite article 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 singular plural nominative beart beartanna vocative a bheart a bheartanna genitive bearta beartanna dative beart beartanna forms with the definite article 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 (“to brandish”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of beart (first conjugation – A)

indicative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present	beartaim	beartann tú; beartair†	beartann sé, sí	beartaimid; beartann muid	beartann sibh	beartann siad; beartaid†	a bheartann; a bheartas	beartar
past	bheart mé; bheartas	bheart tú; bheartais	bheart sé, sí	bheartamar; bheart muid	bheart sibh; bheartabhair	bheart siad; bheartadar	a bheart	beartadh
past habitual	bheartainn / beartainn‡	bheartá / beartá‡	bheartadh sé, sí / beartadh sé, sí‡	bheartaimis; bheartadh muid / beartaimis‡; beartadh muid‡	bheartadh sibh / beartadh sibh‡	bheartaidís; bheartadh siad / beartaidís‡; beartadh siad‡	a bheartadh	bheartaí / beartaí‡
	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	beartfaidh mé; beartfad	beartfaidh tú; beartfair†	beartfaidh sé, sí	beartfaimid; beartfaidh muid	beartfaidh sibh	beartfaidh siad; beartfaid†	a bheartfaidh; a bheartfas	beartfar
conditional	bheartfainn / beartfainn‡	bheartfá / beartfá‡	bheartfadh sé, sí / beartfadh sé, sí‡	bheartfaimis; bheartfadh muid / beartfaimis‡; beartfadh muid‡	bheartfadh sibh / beartfadh sibh‡	bheartfaidís; bheartfadh siad / beartfaidís‡; beartfadh siad‡	a bheartfadh	bheartfaí / beartfaí‡
subjunctive	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
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	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
—	beartaim	beart	beartadh sé, sí	beartaimis	beartaigí; beartaidh†	beartaidís	—	beartar
past participle	bearta
verbal noun	beartadh

^† archaic or dialect form
^‡ dependent form

Mutation

Mutated forms of beart

radical	lenition	eclipsis
beart	bheart	mbeart

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

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “beart”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 90; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “beartaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 91; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “beart”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “beart”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “beart”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026

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.