agairt

Irish

Alternative forms

• agradh

Noun

agairt f (genitive singular agartha)

1. verbal noun of agair (“plead, entreat; avenge, retribute; sue”)
2. plea
3. vengeance, retribution

   Synonym: díoltas

Declension

Declension of agairt

Irregular

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative agairt Vocative a agairt Genitive agartha Dative agairt

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an agairt Genitive na hagartha Dative leis an agairt don agairt

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
agairt	n-agairt	hagairt	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “agairt”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “agairt”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “agairt”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Verbal noun of agair, itself from Old Irish ad·gair.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈakɪɾʲtʲ/

Noun

agairt m (genitive singular agairt, no plural)

1. Verbal noun of agair
2. claim
3. pleading
4. craving

   Tha i ag agairt orm. ― She craves me.

5. accusing, blaming
6. prosecute

   Tha e 'g agairt an dìonadair. ― He's prosecuting the defendant.

Derived terms

• agair