moirt

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

moirt f (genitive singular moirte)

1. lees, dregs, sediment
2. heavy clay; mud, mire

Declension

Declension of moirt (second declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative moirt vocative a mhoirt genitive moirte dative moirt forms with the definite article singular nominative an mhoirt genitive na moirte dative leis an moirt don mhoirt

Derived terms

• moirtiúil (“dreggy, muddy, turbid”, adjective)

Related terms

• moirtiúlacht f (“muddiness, turbidity”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of moirt

radical	lenition	eclipsis
moirt	mhoirt	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
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Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “moirt”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “moirt”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “moirt”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

moirt m

1. inflection of mort:
   1. genitive singular
   2. plural

Mutation

Mutation of moirt

radical	lenition
moirt	mhoirt

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
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Walloon

Etymology

From Old French mort, from Latin mors, mortem.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /mwaːʀ/

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Adjective

moirt m (feminine singular moite, masculine plural moirts, feminine plural moites, feminine plural (before noun) moitès)

1. dead

Related terms

• mori