cuairt
See also: cúairt
Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Irish cúairt (“tour, circuit, circle”).
Noun
cuairt f (genitive singular cuairte, nominative plural cuairteanna or cuarta)
- circuit; round, course
- (sports) round
- visit
- Proverb: Cuairt ghearr is a déanamh go hannamh. ― One should not wear out one’s welcome. (literally, “A short visit and not too frequent.”)
- occasion, time
Declension
Declension of cuairt
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Forms with the definite article
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- Plural used with numerals: cuarta
Alternative forms
Derived terms
- ar cuairt (“visiting”)
- cuairt an lao ar an athbhuaile (“a nostalgic revisit”, literally “the calf's visit to the old milking place”)
- cuairt mhíosa (“monthly visit; bride's home visit after honeymoon”)
- má gcuairt (“around, about, on every side”)
Etymology 2
See cúirt.
Noun
cuairt f (genitive singular cuairte, nominative plural cuairteanna)
- Alternative form of cúirt (“court; manor-house, mansion; courtyard”)
Declension
Declension of cuairt
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Mutation
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cuairt | chuairt | gcuairt |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cuairt”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 cúairt”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cuairt”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “cuairt”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish cúairt (“tour, circuit, circle”).
Noun
cuairt f (genitive singular cuairte, plural cuairtean)
- (geometry) circle, orb, circumference
- orbit
- circuit
- expedition, journey, pilgrimage, excursion
- walk, visitation, round, ramble
- Ghabh mi cuairt. ― I took a walk.
- turn (somebody's)
- mo chuairt a-nis ― my turn now
- (sports competition, golf) round
Derived terms
- cuairtich (“surround, enclose, encircle; circle around”)
- daga-cuairt (“revolver”)
- mu chuairt air (“about”)
- mu chuairt (“around”)
- mun cuairt (“around”)
Mutation
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cuairt | chuairt |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “cuairt”, 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), “1 cúairt”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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