adhart

Irish

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈɑɪ(ə)ɾˠt̪ˠə/ (as if spelled adharta)

Noun

adhart m (genitive singular adhairt, nominative plural adhairt)

1. hob (flat projection or iron shelf at the side of a fire grate)

   Synonym: iarta

Declension

Declension of adhart (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative adhart adhairt vocative a adhairt a adharta genitive adhairt adhart dative adhart adhairt forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an t-adhart na hadhairt genitive an adhairt na n-adhart dative leis an adhart don adhart leis na hadhairt

Etymology 2

Noun

adhart m (genitive singular adhairt, nominative plural adhairt)

1. Alternative form of adhairt (“bolster, pillow”)

Declension

Declension of adhart (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative adhart adhairt vocative a adhairt a adharta genitive adhairt adhart dative adhart adhairt forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an t-adhart na hadhairt genitive an adhairt na n-adhart dative leis an adhart don adhart leis na hadhairt

Mutation

Mutated forms of adhart

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
adhart	n-adhart	hadhart	t-adhart

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “adhart”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “adart (‘pillow’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• (Lewis, Wester Ross) IPA^(key): /ˈɤ.ərˠt̪/, [ˈɤ.ɤɻʈ]
• (Harris) IPA^(key): /ˈɤɣərˠs̪t̪/
• (Uist, Barra, Skye) IPA^(key): /ˈɤ.ərˠs̪t̪/, /ˈɤ.ərˠt̪/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish adart, adairt (“pillow, bolster”).

Noun

adhart m (genitive singular adhairt, plural adhartaichean)

1. pillow, bolster

   Synonym: cluasag

2. head of a bed
3. linen
4. bedlinen

Etymology 2

Possibly from Old Irish adairt, a late verbal noun form of adraid (“adheres to, follows; respects”).

Noun

adhart m (genitive singular adhairt, plural adhartaichean)

1. progress, forwardness

   Synonym: adhartas

2. front, van, advance

Usage notes

Very seldom used without a preposition.

Derived terms

• air adhart (“forward, forwards; on, onward, onwards”)
• mar sin air adhart (“and so on, and so forth”)

 

Mutation

Mutation of adhart

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
adhart	n-adhart	h-adhart	t-adhart

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

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “adhart”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “adart (‘pillow’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 adairt (‘adhering to, respecting’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language