# cairt
## Irish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kɑɾˠtʲ/, /kaɾˠtʲ/, /kæɾˠtʲ/

### Etymology 1

From Old Irish cairt, from Latin charta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs). Doublet of cárta.

#### Noun

cairt f (genitive singular cairte, nominative plural cairteacha)
* chart
* charter
* parchment, deed

##### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
cairt
cairteacha
vocative
a chairt
a chairteacha
genitive
cairte
cairteacha
dative
cairt
cairteacha
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an chairt
na cairteacha
genitive
na cairte
na gcairteacha
dative
leis an gcairt don chairt
leis na cairteacha :

##### Derived terms

* cairt aimsire (“weather-chart”)
* cairt chompáis (“compass card”)
* cairt phraitice (“pratique”)
* cairtchlár (“cardboard”)
* cairteacha riaracháin f pl (“letters of administration”)
* cairteoir (“mapmaker”)
* cairtfhostaigh (“charter”, transitive verb)
* cairtfhostóir (“charterer”)

### Etymology 2

From Middle Irish cairt, from Old Norse kartr.

#### Noun

cairt f (genitive singular cairte or cairteach, nominative plural cairteacha)
* cart
* car, automobile

##### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
cairt
cairteacha
vocative
a chairt
a chairteacha
genitive
cairte
cairteacha
dative
cairt
cairteacha
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an chairt
na cairteacha
genitive
na cairte
na gcairteacha
dative
leis an gcairt don chairt
leis na cairteacha :

###### Alternative declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
cairt
cairteacha
vocative
a chairt
a chairteacha
genitive
cairteach
cairteacha
dative
cairt cairtigh (archaic, dialectal)
cairteacha
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an chairt
na cairteacha
genitive
na cairteach
na gcairteacha
dative
leis an gcairt leis an gcairtigh (archaic, dialectal) don chairt don chairtigh (archaic, dialectal)
leis na cairteacha :

##### Synonyms

* (cart): carr, féan
* (car, automobile): carr, gluaisteán

##### Derived terms

* fear cairte (“carter; hawker”)
* carra cairte (“chassis of cart”)
* cairteoir (“carter”)

### Etymology 3
#### Noun

cairt f (genitive singular cairte, nominative plural cairteacha)
* Alternative form of coirt (“bark”)

##### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
cairt
cairteacha
vocative
a chairt
a chairteacha
genitive
cairte
cairteacha
dative
cairt
cairteacha
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an chairt
na cairteacha
genitive
na cairte
na gcairteacha
dative
leis an gcairt don chairt
leis na cairteacha :

#### Verb

cairt (present analytic cairteann, future analytic cairtfidh, verbal noun cairteadh, past participle cairte)
* (transitive) Alternative form of coirtigh (“decorticate”)

##### Conjugation

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| | | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative | present | cairtim | cairteann tú; cairtir$^†$ | cairteann sé, sí | cairtimid | cairteann sibh | cairteann siad; cairtid$^†$ | a chairteann; a chairteas / a gcairteann* | cairtear |
| indicative | past | chairt mé; chairteas | chairt tú; chairtis | chairt sé, sí | chairteamar; chairt muid | chairt sibh; chairteabhair | chairt siad; chairteadar | a chairt / ar chairt* | cairteadh |
| indicative | past habitual | chairtinn / gcairtinn‡‡ | chairteá / gcairteá‡‡ | chairteadh sé, sí / gcairteadh sé, sí‡‡ | chairtimis; chairteadh muid / gcairtimis‡‡; gcairteadh muid‡‡ | chairteadh sibh / gcairteadh sibh‡‡ | chairtidís; chairteadh siad / gcairtidís‡‡; gcairteadh siad‡‡ | a chairteadh / a gcairteadh* | chairtí / gcairtí‡‡ |
| future | future | cairtfidh mé; cairtfead | cairtfidh tú; cairtfir$^†$ | cairtfidh sé, sí | cairtfimid; cairtfidh muid | cairtfidh sibh | cairtfidh siad; cairtfid$^†$ | a chairtfidh; a chairtfeas / a gcairtfidh* | cairtfear |
| conditional | conditional | chairtfinn / gcairtfinn‡‡ | chairtfeá / gcairtfeá‡‡ | chairtfeadh sé, sí / gcairtfeadh sé, sí‡‡ | chairtfimis; chairtfeadh muid / gcairtfimis‡‡; gcairtfeadh muid‡‡ | chairtfeadh sibh / gcairtfeadh sibh‡‡ | chairtfidís; chairtfeadh siad / gcairtfidís‡‡; gcairtfeadh siad‡‡ | a chairtfeadh / a gcairtfeadh* | chairtfí / gcairtfí‡‡ |
| subjunctive | present | go gcairte mé; go gcairtead$^†$ | go gcairte tú; go gcairtir$^†$ | go gcairte sé, sí | go gcairtimid; go gcairte muid | go gcairte sibh | go gcairte siad; go gcairtid$^†$ | — | go gcairtear |
| subjunctive | past | dá gcairtinn | dá gcairteá | dá gcairteadh sé, sí | dá gcairtimis; dá gcairteadh muid | dá gcairteadh sibh | dá gcairtidís; dá gcairteadh siad | — | dá gcairtí |
| imperative | imperative | cairtim | cairt | cairteadh sé, sí | cairtimis | cairtigí; cairtidh$^†$ | cairtidís | — | cairtear |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | cairteadh | cairteadh | cairteadh | cairteadh | cairteadh | cairteadh | cairteadh | cairteadh |
| past participle | past participle | cairte | cairte | cairte | cairte | cairte | cairte | cairte | cairte |
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

### Mutation

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

### References

* ↑ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 86, page 46
* ↑ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 149
* ↑ de Búrca, Seán (1958) The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 17, page 8
* ↑ Wagner, Heinrich (1959) Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 548.52, page 228; reprinted 1979
* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 cairt”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 cairt”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

### Further reading

* Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “cairt”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 107
* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cairt”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

## Middle Scots
### Etymology

From Middle English carde, from Old French carte, from Latin charta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, “paper, papyrus”).

### Noun

cairt
* cart
* card
* chart; map
** a. 1578, Protocol Books of Dominus Thomas Johnsoun, 1528–1578:
    Ane brodit cart contenyng all cuntras(please add an English translation of this quotation)
** a. 1606, A Collection of Inventories and other Records of the Royal Wardrobe and Jewelhouse and of the artillery and munitioun in some of the royal castles, 1488–1606 (published 1815):
    Tua litle cairtis of the yle of Malt(please add an English translation of this quotation)
** a. 1660, The Poetical Remains of William Lithgow, the Scotish Traveller 1618–60 (published 1863):
    I had rather see on land, Be true eye-sight, than all the worlde by cairt(please add an English translation of this quotation)

#### Descendants

* Scots: cairt

### Verb

cairt
* to cart

### References

* “cairt”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.

## Scots
### Etymology 1

From Middle Scots cairt, from Middle English carde, from Old French carte, from Latin charta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, “paper, papyrus”).

#### Noun

cairt (plural cairts)
* card

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

cairt (plural cairts)
* cart

#### Verb

cairt (third-person singular simple present cairts, present participle cairtin, simple past cairtit, past participle cairtit)
* to cart

### References

* “cairt”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.

## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology

From Old Irish cairt, from Latin charta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kʰarˠʃtʲ/

### Noun

cairt f (genitive singular cairte, plural cairtean)
* card
* chart
* charter (document)
* cart, wagon
* bark, rind

#### Derived terms

* cairt Nollaig (“Christmas card”)
* cairt-aithne (“ID card”)
* cairt-bhòrd (“cardboard”)
* cairt-bidhe (“menu”)
* cairt-chluiche (“playing card”)
* cairt-creideis (“credit card”)
* cairt-iasaid (“credit card”)
* cairt-iùil (“chart; compass”)
* cairt-phuist (“postcard”)

### Mutation

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