doirt

See also: dóirt and dòirt

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish do·fortai (“to pour”).

Alternative forms

• dóirt (superseded)

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /d̪ˠoɾˠtʲ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /d̪ˠo(ː)ɾˠtʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /d̪ˠɔːɾˠtʲ/

Verb

doirt (present analytic doirteann, future analytic doirtfidh, verbal noun doirteadh, past participle doirte)

1. (transitive) to pour, pour out
2. (ambitransitive) to spill
3. (intransitive) to run (of colours, liquids)

Conjugation

Conjugation of doirt (first conjugation – A)

indicative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present	doirtim	doirteann tú; doirtir†	doirteann sé, sí	doirtimid; doirteann muid	doirteann sibh	doirteann siad; doirtid†	a dhoirteann; a dhoirteas	doirtear
past	dhoirt mé; dhoirteas	dhoirt tú; dhoirtis	dhoirt sé, sí	dhoirteamar; dhoirt muid	dhoirt sibh; dhoirteabhair	dhoirt siad; dhoirteadar	a dhoirt	doirteadh
past habitual	dhoirtinn / doirtinn‡	dhoirteá / doirteá‡	dhoirteadh sé, sí / doirteadh sé, sí‡	dhoirtimis; dhoirteadh muid / doirtimis‡; doirteadh muid‡	dhoirteadh sibh / doirteadh sibh‡	dhoirtidís; dhoirteadh siad / doirtidís‡; doirteadh siad‡	a dhoirteadh	dhoirtí / doirtí‡
	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	doirtfidh mé; doirtfead	doirtfidh tú; doirtfir†	doirtfidh sé, sí	doirtfimid; doirtfidh muid	doirtfidh sibh	doirtfidh siad; doirtfid†	a dhoirtfidh; a dhoirtfeas	doirtfear
conditional	dhoirtfinn / doirtfinn‡	dhoirtfeá / doirtfeá‡	dhoirtfeadh sé, sí / doirtfeadh sé, sí‡	dhoirtfimis; dhoirtfeadh muid / doirtfimis‡; doirtfeadh muid‡	dhoirtfeadh sibh / doirtfeadh sibh‡	dhoirtfidís; dhoirtfeadh siad / doirtfidís‡; doirtfeadh siad‡	a dhoirtfeadh	dhoirtfí / doirtfí‡
subjunctive	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present	go ndoirte mé; go ndoirtead†	go ndoirte tú; go ndoirtir†	go ndoirte sé, sí	go ndoirtimid; go ndoirte muid	go ndoirte sibh	go ndoirte siad; go ndoirtid†	—	go ndoirtear
past	dá ndoirtinn	dá ndoirteá	dá ndoirteadh sé, sí	dá ndoirtimis; dá ndoirteadh muid	dá ndoirteadh sibh	dá ndoirtidís; dá ndoirteadh siad	—	dá ndoirtí
imperative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
—	doirtim	doirt	doirteadh sé, sí	doirtimis	doirtigí; doirtidh†	doirtidís	—	doirtear
past participle	doirte
verbal noun	doirteadh

^† archaic or dialect form
^‡ dependent form

Alternative forms

• dóirt, dort

Derived terms

• doirteach (“effusive”)
• doirteal (“sink”)
• doirteán (“downpour”)

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “doirtim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 356; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “doirt”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪ˠoɾˠtʲ/

Verb

doirt (present analytic doirteann, future analytic doirtfidh, verbal noun doirtim, past participle doirte)

1. (ambitransitive) Connacht form of druid (“to move, draw near”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of doirt (first conjugation – A)

indicative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present	doirtim	doirteann tú; doirtir†	doirteann sé, sí	doirtimid; doirteann muid	doirteann sibh	doirteann siad; doirtid†	a dhoirteann; a dhoirteas	doirtear
past	dhoirt mé; dhoirteas	dhoirt tú; dhoirtis	dhoirt sé, sí	dhoirteamar; dhoirt muid	dhoirt sibh; dhoirteabhair	dhoirt siad; dhoirteadar	a dhoirt	doirteadh
past habitual	dhoirtinn / doirtinn‡	dhoirteá / doirteá‡	dhoirteadh sé, sí / doirteadh sé, sí‡	dhoirtimis; dhoirteadh muid / doirtimis‡; doirteadh muid‡	dhoirteadh sibh / doirteadh sibh‡	dhoirtidís; dhoirteadh siad / doirtidís‡; doirteadh siad‡	a dhoirteadh	dhoirtí / doirtí‡
	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	doirtfidh mé; doirtfead	doirtfidh tú; doirtfir†	doirtfidh sé, sí	doirtfimid; doirtfidh muid	doirtfidh sibh	doirtfidh siad; doirtfid†	a dhoirtfidh; a dhoirtfeas	doirtfear
conditional	dhoirtfinn / doirtfinn‡	dhoirtfeá / doirtfeá‡	dhoirtfeadh sé, sí / doirtfeadh sé, sí‡	dhoirtfimis; dhoirtfeadh muid / doirtfimis‡; doirtfeadh muid‡	dhoirtfeadh sibh / doirtfeadh sibh‡	dhoirtfidís; dhoirtfeadh siad / doirtfidís‡; doirtfeadh siad‡	a dhoirtfeadh	dhoirtfí / doirtfí‡
subjunctive	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present	go ndoirte mé; go ndoirtead†	go ndoirte tú; go ndoirtir†	go ndoirte sé, sí	go ndoirtimid; go ndoirte muid	go ndoirte sibh	go ndoirte siad; go ndoirtid†	—	go ndoirtear
past	dá ndoirtinn	dá ndoirteá	dá ndoirteadh sé, sí	dá ndoirtimis; dá ndoirteadh muid	dá ndoirteadh sibh	dá ndoirtidís; dá ndoirteadh siad	—	dá ndoirtí
imperative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
—	doirtim	doirt	doirteadh sé, sí	doirtimis	doirtigí; doirtidh†	doirtidís	—	doirtear
past participle	doirte
verbal noun	doirtim

^† archaic or dialect form
^‡ dependent form

Mutation

Mutated forms of doirt

radical	lenition	eclipsis
doirt	dhoirt	ndoirt

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