neart
Gaelic (Scots)
/ɲɛɾʃt̪/
noun
Definitions
- strength, power, might, energy, pith, force, vigor
- plenty, abundance, many, number
- the greater part of something
- valour
- (rarely) miracle
Etymology
Inherited from Old Irish nert (might, ability, power, control, strength) inherited from Proto-Celtic *nertom (strength, force) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ner-to- (virile, strong).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₂ner-to-
Gloss
virile, strong
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
強
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *h₂ner-to- Proto-Indo-European
- neart Irish
- ainnert Old Irish
- nert Old Irish
- ainneart Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- ainneartach Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- ainneartaich Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- neartmhor Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- uile-neartmhor Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- niart Manx
- *nertom Proto-Celtic
- *nerθ Proto-Brythonic