neart

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish nert (“strength”), from Proto-Celtic *nertom (“strength, force”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ner-to- (“virile, strong”), a derivative of *h₂nḗr (“man; vital energy”). Compare with Breton nerzh, Cornish nerth and Welsh nerth.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /nʲaɾˠt̪ˠ/
• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /n̠ʲæɾˠt̪ˠ/
• (Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /n̠ʲaɾˠt̪ˠ/

Noun

neart m (genitive singular nirt)

1. strength, force, power, ability

   Ní neart go cur le chéile. (proverb)

   Unity is strength.

2. a large amount (followed by the genitive; usually translated into English by plenty, much, many or a lot)

   Tá neart airgid aige.

   He has a lot of money.

   Bhí neart daoine sa seomra.

   There were many people in the room.

3. power to prevent, to remedy

   Níl neart ar an mbás (ach pósadh arís). (proverb)

   There is no cure for death (but to marry again).

Declension

Declension of neart (first declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative neart vocative a nirt genitive nirt dative neart forms with the definite article singular nominative an neart genitive an nirt dative leis an neart don neart

Synonyms

• (a large amount): a lán

Derived terms

• ainneart m (“overweening strength, violence, oppression”)
• dul i neart (“grow strong, become powerful”, verb)
• gníomh nirt m (“a feat of strength”)
• neart tola (“will-power”)
• neartaigh (“strengthen”, verb)
• neartlá m (“the heat of the day, the noonday sun”)
• neartmhar (“strong, vigorous, powerful”, adjective)

Related terms

• aimhneart m (“want of strength, weakness”)

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “neart”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Latvian

Verb

neart

1. to not plow; negative form of art

Conjugation

Conjugation of neart

	indicative (īstenības izteiksme)					imperative (pavēles izteiksme)
		present (tagadne)	past (pagātne)		future (nākotne)
1st person sg	es	nearu	nearu		nearšu	—
2nd person sg	tu	near	neari		nearsi	near
3rd person sg	viņš, viņa	near	neara		nears	lai near
1st person pl	mēs	nearam	nearām		nearsim	nearsim
2nd person pl	jūs	nearat	nearāt		nearsiet, nearsit	neariet
3rd person pl	viņi, viņas	near	neara		nears	lai near
renarrative (atstāstījuma izteiksme)				participles (divdabji)
present	nearot			present active 1 (adj.)		nearošs
past	neesot aris			present active 2 (adv.)		neardams
future	nearšot			present active 3 (adv.)		nearot
imperative	lai nearot			present active 4 (obj.)		nearam
conditional (vēlējuma izteiksme)				past active		nearis
present	neartu			present passive		nearams
past	nebūtu aris			past passive		nearts
debitive (vajadzības izteiksme)				nominal forms
indicative	nebūt jāar			infinitive (nenoteiksme)		neart
conjunctive 1	neesot jāar			positive infinitive		art
conjunctive 2	—			verbal noun		nearšana

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /næ͜ɑrt/, [næ͜ɑrˠt]

Verb

neart

1. second-person singular present indicative of nesan

Scottish Gaelic

FWOTD – 6 October 2016

Etymology

From Old Irish nert (“strength, might, power; ability; control”), from Proto-Celtic *nertom (“strength, force”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ner-to- (“virile, strong”), a derivative of *h₂nḗr (“man; vital energy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɲarˠs̪t̪/, (Lewis) [ɲɑʂʈ]

Noun

neart m (genitive singular nèirt, no plural)

1. strength, power, might, energy, pith, force, vigour
2. plenty, abundance, many, number
3. the greater part of something
4. valour
5. (rarely) miracle

Derived terms

• ainneart (“violence; oppression”)
• comh-neart (“compound force”)
• dì-neart (“imbecility; infirmity”)
• ei-neart (“weakness”)
• neartmhor (“strong, powerful, able; robust, vigorous; emphatic”, adjective)
• neo-neart (“pithlessness, feebleness”)

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “neart”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN