# beart
## Irish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bʲaɾˠt̪ˠ/

### Etymology 1

From Old Irish bert (“burden, load”), from Proto-Celtic *bertā.

#### Noun

beart m (genitive singular birt, nominative plural bearta)
* bundle
* parcel
* (commerce) lot

##### Declension

First declension

##### Derived terms

* bailíonn brobh beart
* beartmhargadh

### Etymology 2

From Old Irish bert (“clothing, covering”).

#### Noun

beart m (genitive singular birt, nominative plural bearta) or beart f (genitive singular birte, nominative plural bearta)
* covering, garment

##### Declension

As a masculine first-declension noun:
First declension
As a feminine second-declension noun:
Second declension

##### Derived terms

* ceannbheart (“headgear; helmet, headdress”)
* cíochbheart (“bra, brassiere”)

### Etymology 3

From Old Irish bert (“deed, exploit”).

#### Noun

beart m (genitive singular birt, nominative plural bearta) or beart f (genitive singular birte, nominative plural bearta)
* cast, move (in a game)
* shift, plan
* proceeding, action, transaction

##### Declension

As a masculine first-declension noun:
First declension
As a feminine second-declension noun:
Second declension

##### Derived terms

* beartach (“scheming, contriving”)
* claonbheart m (“crooked act; underhand trick”)

### Etymology 4

Borrowed from English berth.

#### Noun

beart m (genitive singular bearta, nominative plural beartanna)
* (nautical) berth

##### Declension

Third declension

### Etymology 5
#### Verb

beart (present analytic beartann, future analytic beartfaidh, verbal noun beartadh, past participle bearta)
* (transitive) Alternative form of beartaigh (“cast; poise, brandish; plan, contrive; consider; decide (upon)”)

##### Conjugation

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| | | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative | present | beartaim | beartann tú; beartair$^†$ | beartann sé, sí | beartaimid | beartann sibh | beartann siad; beartaid$^†$ | a bheartann; a bheartas / a mbeartann* | beartar |
| indicative | past | bheart mé; bheartas | bheart tú; bheartais | bheart sé, sí | bheartamar; bheart muid | bheart sibh; bheartabhair | bheart siad; bheartadar | a bheart / ar bheart* | beartadh |
| indicative | past habitual | bheartainn / mbeartainn‡‡ | bheartá / mbeartá‡‡ | bheartadh sé, sí / mbeartadh sé, sí‡‡ | bheartaimis; bheartadh muid / mbeartaimis‡‡; mbeartadh muid‡‡ | bheartadh sibh / mbeartadh sibh‡‡ | bheartaidís; bheartadh siad / mbeartaidís‡‡; mbeartadh siad‡‡ | a bheartadh / a mbeartadh* | bheartaí / mbeartaí‡‡ |
| future | future | beartfaidh mé; beartfad | beartfaidh tú; beartfair$^†$ | beartfaidh sé, sí | beartfaimid; beartfaidh muid | beartfaidh sibh | beartfaidh siad; beartfaid$^†$ | a bheartfaidh; a bheartfas / a mbeartfaidh* | beartfar |
| conditional | conditional | bheartfainn / mbeartfainn‡‡ | bheartfá / mbeartfá‡‡ | bheartfadh sé, sí / mbeartfadh sé, sí‡‡ | bheartfaimis; bheartfadh muid / mbeartfaimis‡‡; mbeartfadh muid‡‡ | bheartfadh sibh / mbeartfadh sibh‡‡ | bheartfaidís; bheartfadh siad / mbeartfaidís‡‡; mbeartfadh siad‡‡ | a bheartfadh / a mbeartfadh* | bheartfaí / mbeartfaí‡‡ |
| subjunctive | present | go mbearta mé; go mbeartad$^†$ | go mbearta tú; go mbeartair$^†$ | go mbearta sé, sí | go mbeartaimid; go mbearta muid | go mbearta sibh | go mbearta siad; go mbeartaid$^†$ | — | go mbeartar |
| subjunctive | past | dá mbeartainn | dá mbeartá | dá mbeartadh sé, sí | dá mbeartaimis; dá mbeartadh muid | dá mbeartadh sibh | dá mbeartaidís; dá mbeartadh siad | — | dá mbeartaí |
| imperative | imperative | beartaim | beart | beartadh sé, sí | beartaimis | beartaigí; beartaidh$^†$ | beartaidís | — | beartar |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | beartadh | beartadh | beartadh | beartadh | beartadh | beartadh | beartadh | beartadh |
| past participle | past participle | bearta | bearta | bearta | bearta | bearta | bearta | bearta | bearta |
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

### References

* ↑ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 65
* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 bert”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

### Further reading

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

## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology

From Old Irish bert (“burden, load”), from Proto-Celtic *bertā.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pjarˠʃt̪/

### Noun

beart f (genitive singular beairt or beirt, plural beartan)
* deed, action
* fact
* instrument, device, machine
* sheath
* shroud (set of ropes)

#### Derived terms

* ainbheart (“misdeed”)
* beart-chlò (“printing press”)
* droch-bheart (“vice, sin”)

### References

* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 bert”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language