cuairt

See also: cúairt

Irish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kuəɾˠtʲ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish cúairt (“tour, circuit, circle”).

Noun

cuairt f (genitive singular cuairte, nominative plural cuairteanna or cuarta)

circuit; round, course
1. (sports) round
visit
Proverb: Cuairt ghearr is a déanamh go hannamh. ― One should not wear out one’s welcome. (literally, “A short visit and not too frequent.”)
occasion, time

Declension

Declension of cuairt

Second declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	cuairt	cuairteanna
Vocative	a chuairt	a chuairteanna
Genitive	cuairte	cuairteanna
Dative	cuairt	cuairteanna

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an chuairt	na cuairteanna
Genitive	na cuairte	na gcuairteanna
Dative	leis an gcuairt don chuairt	leis na cuairteanna

Plural used with numerals: cuarta

Alternative forms

cuaird (Munster)

Derived terms

ar cuairt (“visiting”)
cuairt an lao ar an athbhuaile (“a nostalgic revisit”, literally “the calf's visit to the old milking place”)
cuairt ghaisce (“victory lap”)
cuairt mhíosa (“monthly visit; bride's home visit after honeymoon”)
cuairteoir (“visitor”)
má gcuairt (“around, about, on every side”)

Etymology 2

See cúirt.

Noun

cuairt f (genitive singular cuairte, nominative plural cuairteanna)

Alternative form of cúirt (“court; manor-house, mansion; courtyard”)

Declension

Declension of cuairt

Second declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	cuairt	cuairteanna
Vocative	a chuairt	a chuairteanna
Genitive	cuairte	cuairteanna
Dative	cuairt	cuairteanna

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an chuairt	na cuairteanna
Genitive	na cuairte	na gcuairteanna
Dative	leis an gcuairt don chuairt	leis na cuairteanna

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cuairt	chuairt	gcuairt
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cuairt”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 cúairt”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Entries containing “cuairt” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “cuairt” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish cúairt (“tour, circuit, circle”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kʰuərˠʃtʲ/

Noun

cuairt f (genitive singular cuairte, plural cuairtean)

(geometry) circle, orb, circumference
orbit
circuit
expedition, journey, pilgrimage, excursion
walk, visitation, round, ramble
Ghabh mi cuairt. ― I took a walk.
turn (somebody's)
mo chuairt a-nis ― my turn now
(sports competition, golf) round

Derived terms

ciad-chuairt (“first-foot”)
cuairtich (“surround, enclose, encircle; circle around”)
daga-cuairt (“revolver”)
mu chuairt air (“about”)
mu chuairt (“around”)
mun cuairt (“around”)

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
cuairt	chuairt
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Edward Dwelly (1911), “cuairt”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 cúairt”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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