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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
cítea-
cíteacróm
citeal
citealach
cíteaplasma
cíteolaí
cíteolaíocht
cith
cithearnach
cithfholcadh
cithineach
cithnéal
cithréib
cithréim
cithréimeach
cíti-
citil
citin
citrea-
citreach
citreas
citri-
citrillín
cith, m. (gs. ceatha, pl. ceathanna). Shower. 1. ~ fearthainne, sneachta, cloch sneachta, shower of rain, of snow, of hailstones. ~ toirní, thunder-shower. ~ gealáin, sunny shower. ~ meala, soft, fragrant, shower. Chuir, chaith, rinne, sé ~, there was a shower. S.a. néal 1. 2. ~ cloch, drithlí, shower of stones, of sparks. ~ piléar, hail of bullets. ~ buillí, rain of blows. Chaith siad ~ geatairí linn, they showered missiles on us. 3. Dul faoi uisce an cheatha, (i) to go with the (foolish) majority, (ii) F: to join company in a drink. Tháinig mo chuid d’uisce an cheatha orm, I had my share of misfortune; I got soaked like the rest. Sin ~ a d’fhliuch an saol, it is a universal failing. Aon chith amháin a d’fhliuch iad uile, they are all tarred with the same brush. Tá ~ ar an áit seo, this place is unlucky. (Var: f)
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~fidh sé cith, it will bring on a shower.
2. ~ báistí, ceatha, leatha, síne, rainbow.
Chomh ~ le tuar ceatha, as bent as a rainbow, arched forward.
Cith ~, light shower.
~ an lae, an tslua, an cheatha, the tail end of the day, of the crowd, of the shower.
Ceathanna ~a, occasional showers.
Cith fáis, growth-promoting shower.
~ gaile, ceatha, vapour, shower, bath.
Tháinig an cith sin go ~, that was a quick shower.
Cith is ~, shower and sunshine.
2. ~ ceatha, heavy shower.
~ ceatha, ceathach, nimbus.
Cith ~, drizzly shower.
Ceathanna ~, scattered showers.
3 ~ (cheatha), sudden heavy shower.
3. ~ ceatha, rainbow.
Tá an cith ~, the shower is over.
Cith ~, heavy shower.
~ cheatha, rainbow.
~ ceatha, ~ báistí, rainbow.
