goirt
Irish
Alternative forms
- guirt (superseded) (both etymologies)
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Irish goirt (“bitter, sour, salt, sharp, keen”).
Adjective
goirt (genitive singular feminine goirte, plural goirte, comparative goirte)
Declension
Declension of goirt
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | goirt | ghoirt | goirte; ghoirte² | |
Vocative | ghoirt | goirte | ||
Genitive | goirte | goirte | goirt | |
Dative | goirt; ghoirt¹ |
ghoirt | goirte; ghoirte² | |
Comparative | níos goirte | |||
Superlative | is goirte |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
goirt m
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
goirt | ghoirt | ngoirt |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “goirt”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “goirt”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 377
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “goirt”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “goirt”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “goirt”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Old Irish
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Adjective
goirt
Derived terms
Descendants
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
goirt | goirt pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/ |
ngoirt |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish goirt (“bitter, sour, salt, sharp, keen”).
Pronunciation
Noun
goirt (comparative goirte)
Declension
Case | Masculine singular | Feminine singular | Plural |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | goirt | ghoirt | goirt |
Vocative | ghoirt | ghoirt | goirte |
Genitive | ghoirt | goirte/ghoirt | goirt |
Dative | ghoirt | ghoirt | goirt |
Derived terms
- uachdar goirt (“sour cream”)
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