cúairt

See also: cuairt

Old Irish

Etymology

According to Stokes, related to Proto-Celtic *krundis (“round”), the source of modern cruinn (“round”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kuːa̯r͈ʲtʲ]

Noun

cúairt m (genitive cúarta, nominative plural cúartai)

  1. circle, ring, circuit, circumference
  2. troop, battalion
  3. circuit, globe (of heaven, earth)
  4. area, territory, district
  5. inner space, enclosure
  6. circuit, turn, revolution, course (of moon), recurring event
  7. circuit, tour, visitation, journey
  8. tribute, dues, claim

Inflection
Masculine i-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative cúairt cúairtL cúartaiH
Vocative cúairt cúairtL cúartaiH
Accusative cúairtN cúairtL cúartaiH
Genitive cúartoH, cúartaH cúartoH, cúartaH cúartaeN
Dative cúairtL cúartaib cúartaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants
  • Irish: cuairt
  • Manx: keayrt
  • Scottish Gaelic: cuairt

References
  1. Stokes, Whitley, Bezzenberger, Adalbert (1894) Urkeltischer Sprachschatz (Wörterbuch der indogermanischen Sprachen; Zweiter Theil) (in German), Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, page 93
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