tabairt
Old Irish
Alternative forms
- tabart (original nominative)
- tabirt
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtavir͈ʲtʲ/
Noun
tabairt f
- verbal noun of do·beir
- c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 6a13
- is deidbir ha áigthiu ar is do thabirt díglae berid in claideb sin
- it is reasonable to fear him, for it is to inflict punishment that he bears that sword
- c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 6a13
- gift
- wage
Declension
Feminine ā-stem | |||
---|---|---|---|
Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | tabairtL, tabart | tabairtL | tabarthaH |
Vocative | tabairtL, tabart | tabairtL | tabarthaH |
Accusative | tabairtN | tabairtL | tabarthaH |
Genitive | tabairteH | tabairtL | tabairtN |
Dative | tabairtL | tabarthaib | tabarthaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
|
Usage notes
The form tabairt was originally the accusative/dative singular form to the nominative tabart, but since verbal nouns are most often found as the object of a preposition in Old Irish, this form spread to the nominative already in the course of Old Irish.
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
tabairt | thabairt | tabairt pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “1 tabairt”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.