tuairt

tuairt

Irish

Etymology

From the root of tuargain, from Old Irish do·fúairc (“to grind, crush”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t̪ˠuəɾˠtʲ/[1]

Noun

tuairt f (genitive singular tuairte, nominative plural tuairteanna)

  1. crash, smash
  2. thud, bump, thump
  3. jar (vibrating movement or sensation)

Declension

Declension of tuairt (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative tuairt tuairteanna
vocative a thuairt a thuairteanna
genitive tuairte tuairteanna
dative tuairt tuairteanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an tuairt na tuairteanna
genitive na tuairte na dtuairteanna
dative leis an tuairt
don tuairt 		leis na tuairteanna

Synonyms

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of tuairt
radical lenition eclipsis
tuairt thuairt dtuairt

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

References

  1. ^ “tuairt”, in Irish Pronunciation Database, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “tuairt”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 1264; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “tuairt”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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