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Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
caoirthíl
caoirthintíocht
caoite
caoithe
caoithigh
caoithiúil
caoithiúlacht
caol
caolach
caoladán
caoladóir
caoladóireacht
caolagrach
caolagróir
caolagróireacht
caolaigeanta
caolaigeantacht
caolaigh
caoláire
caolán
caolas
caolbhach
caolbhalla
caol1, m. (gs. -oil, pl. ~ta). 1. (a) (Of body, limb) Slender part. ~ an droma, small of the back. ~ na láimhe, small of the hand, wrist. ~ na coise, small of the foot, ankle. ~ na sróine, bridge of the nose. Ceangal na gcúig g~ a chur ar dhuine, to bind s.o. hand and foot. (b) ~imleacáin, navel-string. 2. Narrow water. 3. Basketry: Osier, twig. 4. ~ le ~ agus leathan le leathan, (rule in Irish spelling) slender (consonant) goes with slender (vowel) and broad (consonant) with broad (vowel). 5. (In phrase) Cuir ~ ort féin, (i) sharpen yourself, (ii) make yourself scarce.
caol2, a1. 1. Thin, slender. Aghaidh, cos, chaol, thin face, leg. Snáithe, sreangán, ~, thin thread, string. Slat chaol, thin rod. Coim chaol, slender waist. Barr ~, thin top, point. ~ crua, thin and hardy. Chomh ~ le cú, as slender as a greyhound. Ag éirí ~, getting thin. 2. Fine. Léine chaol, fine shirt. Gréasán ~, web of fine cloth. 3. Narrow. Uisce ~, narrow water. Cosán ~, narrow path. Bhí mé i mbearna ba chaoile ná sin, I was in worse straits than that. 4. (Of sound) Thin, shrill. Guth ~, thin voice, Fead chaol, shrill whistle. 5. Ling: Slender, palatalized. Guta, consan, ~, slender vowel, consonant. 6. Weak, dilute. Anraith ~, thin soup. Aigéad ~, dilute acid. 7. Slight. Béile ~, meagre repast. Tarraingt (go) ~ ar rud, to use something sparingly. 8. Subtle. Tuiscint, eagna, chaol, subtle perception, insight. 9. (In phrases) An ceann ~ den obair, the least, easiest, part of the work. Ar an gceann ~ de, at the very least. Bíonn ceann ~ ar an óige, you cannot put an old head on young shoulders. S.a. ceann1 2(a). Is ~ a thagann an duine, a human being survives many vicissitudes. ~ díreach, (of motion, direction) straight, direct; immediate. Chuaigh mé ~ díreach chuige, I went straight to him. Tharraing sé ~ díreach ar an teach, he made a beeline for the house. Tar ~ díreach abhaile, come straight home. Ag imeacht ~ díreach roimh an ngaoth, sailing straight before the wind, running free.
caol3 = caolaigh1.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Tá sé chomh caol le cú, he is as slender as a greyhound.
An ~ ramhar, caol, the thick, thin, end.
Ar an g~ caol, is lú de, at the minimum, the very least.
Is caol an cheannchosach atá air, he is slender about the ankles.
~ caol, leathan, fine, coarse, twill.
Gasúr caol ~, thin hardy boy.
~ caol) D’áitigh sé ~ caol orm (go), he used the most subtle arguments to persuade me (that).
Déanfaidh sé ~ caol é, he will use any means to do it.
Chomh caol, díreach, le ~, as slender, straight, as a rush.
~ chaol, fine linen shirt.
~ fuar, gránna, fada, caol, extremely cold, ugly, long, thin.
Rinneadh ~ air i gcaol na láimhe, an incision was made in his wrist to bleed him.
Cuir an ceann caol de ~e, put the thin end of it foremost.
Téigh caol díreach romhat, go straight ahead.
~ caol, fine thread.
~ bheag, ~ chaol, fine needle.
Ag ~t caol díreach orainn, heading straight for us.
Chomh caol le ~, as thin as a blade of grass.
