# neart
## Irish
### Etymology

From Old Irish nert (“strength”), from Proto-Celtic *nertom (“strength, force”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ner-to- (“virile, strong”), a derivative of *h₂nḗr (“man; vital energy”). Compare with Breton nerzh, Cornish nerth and Welsh nerth.

### Pronunciation

* (Munster) IPA: /nʲaɾˠt̪ˠ/
* (Cois Fharraige) IPA: /n̠ʲæɾˠt̪ˠ/
* (Mayo, Ulster) IPA: /n̠ʲaɾˠt̪ˠ/

### Noun

neart m (genitive singular nirt)
* strength, force, power, ability
    Ní neart go cur le chéile. (proverb)Unity is strength.
* a large amount (followed by the genitive; usually translated into English by plenty, much, many or a lot)
    Tá neart airgid aige.He has a lot of money.
    Bhí neart daoine sa seomra.There were many people in the room.
* power to prevent, to remedy
    Níl neart ar an mbás (ach pósadh arís). (proverb)There is no cure for death (but to marry again).

#### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
nominative
neart
vocative
a nirt
genitive
nirt
dative
neart
forms with the definite article
case
singular
nominative
an neart
genitive
an nirt
dative
leis an neart don neart :

#### Synonyms

* (a large amount): a lán

#### Derived terms

* ainneart m (“overweening strength, violence, oppression”)
* dul i neart (“grow strong, become powerful”, verb)
* gníomh nirt m (“a feat of strength”)
* neart tola (“will-power”)
* neartaigh (“strengthen”, verb)
* neartlá m (“the heat of the day, the noonday sun”)
* neartmhar (“strong, vigorous, powerful”, adjective)

#### Related terms

* aimhneart m (“want of strength, weakness”)

### References

* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “nert”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 75
* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 90

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “neart”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

## Latvian
### Verb

neart
* to not plow; negative form of art

#### Conjugation
## Old English
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /næ͜ɑrt/, [næ͜ɑrˠt]

### Verb

neart
* second-person singular present indicative of nesan

## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology

From Old Irish nert (“strength, might, power; ability; control”), from Proto-Celtic *nertom (“strength, force”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ner-to- (“virile, strong”), a derivative of *h₂nḗr (“man; vital energy”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɲarˠs̪t̪/, (Lewis) [ɲɑʂʈ]

### Noun

neart m (genitive singular nèirt, no plural)
* strength, power, might, energy, pith, force, vigour
* plenty, abundance, many, number
* the greater part of something
* valour
* (rarely) miracle

#### Derived terms

* ainneart (“violence; oppression”)
* comh-neart (“compound force”)
* dì-neart (“imbecility; infirmity”)
* ei-neart (“weakness”)
* neartmhor (“strong, powerful, able; robust, vigorous; emphatic”, adjective)
* neo-neart (“pithlessness, feebleness”)

### References

* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “nert”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath
* ↑ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
* Edward Dwelly (1911) “neart”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN