rabharta

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish robartae.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɾˠəuɾˠt̪ˠə/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɾˠoːɾˠt̪ˠə/

Noun

rabharta m (genitive singular rabharta, nominative plural rabhartaí)

1. spring tide
2. flood (also metaphorical)
   • 1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études; 270) (overall work in French), Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, page 196:

     Do ghlac rabharta feirge an captaen, ach níor leig sé aon nídh air.

     A flood of rage seized the captain, but he didn’t let on.

Declension

Declension of rabharta

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative rabharta rabhartaí Vocative a rabharta a rabhartaí Genitive rabharta rabhartaí Dative rabharta rabhartaí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an rabharta na rabhartaí Genitive an rabharta na rabhartaí Dative leis an rabharta don rabharta leis na rabhartaí

Further reading

• “rabharta”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “raḃarta”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 556
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “rabharta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN