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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
cruthnaigh
cruthnaitheoir
cruthú
cruthúil
cruthúlacht
cruthúnas
cú
cuach
cuachach
cuachadh
cuachaí
cuachaíl
cuachaire
cuachaireacht
cuachán
cuachánach
cuachdha
cuachfhungas
cuachma
cuachóg
cuadal
cuadraí
cuadraill
cuach1, f. (gs. -aiche, npl. ~a, gpl. ~). 1. Cuckoo. Chuirfeadh sí na ~a a chodladh, (of singer) ‘she would lull the cuckoos to sleep’, she has a charming voice. S.a. banaltra 2, coimhdire 2, coirce 1, éan1 3, garbhshíon, seile 2. 2. ~ (cheoil), strain of music; snatch of song. 3. (a) Alto, falsetto (voice). (b) Whoop. Tagann ~ ann leis an gcasachtach, (of person with whooping-cough) his cough is accompanied by a whoop. (c) (Of horse) Whinny. Chuir an capall ~ as, the horse whinnied. (d) Whine; sigh, sob. Níl ~ ann, there is not a squeak out of him, he is dead to the world. Bhí sé ag caoineadh go raibh ~ ina chroí, he cried his heart out.
cuach2, m. (gs. ~, npl. ~a, gpl. ~). 1. Bowl; goblet, drinking-cup. S.a. líon3 2. 2. ~ abhlann, altóra, ciborium. 3. Anat: (Of head) Dome. 4. Bot: ~ Phádraig, plantain. 5. Moll: ~ coirn, auger-shell. (Var:f)
cuach3, f. (gs. -aiche, npl. ~a, gpl. ~). 1. (Of clothes, etc.) Ball, bundle. 2. (Of ribbons, etc.) Bow-knot. 3. (Of hair) Roll; tress, curl. 4. (Of thatch) Tuft, ‘latch’. 5. Hug, embrace. 6. (As term of endearment) Mo chuach thú! I love you!
cuach4, v.t. 1. Bundle; roll, wrap. Rud a chuachadh suas, i gceann a chéile, to roll sth. up, together. ~ isteach sa bhosca é, stow it in the box. ~ thart ort é, wrap it round you. Chuach sé faoina ascaill é, he bundled it under his arm. Chuach sí in airde a cuid gruaige, she rolled up her hair. Chuach sé é féin faoin éadach, he curled himself under the (bed-)clothes. ~ta istigh sa chlúid, huddled in the chimney-corner. ~ta istigh i seomra, pent up in a room. ~ta ar an gcarnán, piled together on the (rubbish-)heap. S.a. cruinn 2. 2. Hug. (a) (Of embrace) Chuach sí lena hucht é, she hugged him to her breast. (b) (Of wrestling, tussling) Chuach sé an t-anam asam, he squeezed the life out of me. Tá sé ~ta, he is done in, exhausted. 3. Flatter, praise. Duine a chuachadh suas, to puff s.o. up.
cuach5 = cuaifeach.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ na cuaiche, meadow pipit.
~ aláraim, balla, buailte, cuaiche, alarm-, wall-, striking-, cuckoo-, clock.
~ na cuaiche, meadow-pipit.
~ cuaiche, late-sown oats.
~ cuachta, gathered in a bundle, gathered up and stowed away.
~ (na) cuaiche (duibhe), an only child.
An chuach ag ~m, the cuckoo calling.
~ na cuaiche, the cuckoo’s call.
~ na cuaiche, bird that follows the cuckoo; pipit.
Titfidh an spéir nuair a rachaidh an ~ i mbéal na cuaiche, there will be chaos when the pipit leads the cuckoo.
~ na cuaiche, the cuckoo’s call.
Cuachta i bpluid, wrapped in a blanket.
Mar a labhraíonn an chuach, where the cuckoo calls.
Línte cuach, engraved lines on cups.
Ní théann cuach thar a ~, a cup holds no more than its measure.
~ cuach, the call of cuckoos.
2. ~ (na) cuaiche, cuckoo-spit.
