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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
luasghéarú
luasmheá
luasmhéadar
luasmhoilligh
luasmhoilliú
luasraon
luastar
luath
luatha
luathacht
luathadas
luathadh
luathaichte
luathaigeanta
luathaigeantacht
luathaigh
luathaitheach
luatharán
luathas
luathbhaineannach
luathbhéalach
luathbhéalaí
luathbheart
luath1, a1. 1. Quick, fast, speedy. Each ~, swift horse. Fear ~ láidir, strong and active man. Breith ~ lochtach, hasty and rash judgment. Chomh ~ le giorria, as fleet as a hare. 2. Early, soon. Éirí ~, early rising. Earrach ~, an early spring. Go ~ ar maidin, early in the morning. Is ~ liom é, it is rather early, rather soon, for me. Is ~ liom a thiocfaidh sé, he will come too soon for me, I’d prefer he didn’t come. ~ nó mall, early or late, sooner or later. Is fearr go ~ ná go mall, better early than late. Chomh ~ is is féidir, as soon as possible. Chomh ~ géar is a tháinig sé, as soon as ever he came. Ní luaithe thall ná abhus é, he is no sooner here than there. Níor luaithe ráite agam é (ná), I had no sooner said it (than). Ba luaithe a ligfinn leis na madraí é, I’d sooner let the dogs have it. 3. Fickle. Intinn ~, fickle mind.
luath2 = luathaigh.
luath3-, pref. Prot(o)-
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
D’aithin mé é chomh luath ~ a chonaic mé é, I recognized him as soon as I saw him.
An t-~ luath, nua, summer-time.
Tá tú luath, rud ab ~ leat, you are early, which is seldom the case with you.
Ní luaithe ~ ná anall é, he is forever changing course, vacillating.
Is fada ón luaith an ~, there’s many a slip twixt the cup and the lip.
~ luatha, ash-bin.
~ luatha, scattering of ashes.
~ luath, mall, a bit soon, late.
Cá luaithe a thiocfaidh sé? How soon will he come?
~ na luatha (buí), (i) sit-by-the-fire, (ii) cinderella.
~ na luatha, cricket.
~ teallaigh, ~ an iarta, ~ (na) luatha, sit-by-the-fire.
~ luatha, sit-by-the-fire
~ luatha, ash-heap.
~ na luatha (buí), cinderella.
~ luath agus is féidir, as soon as possible.
~ luatha, ghainimh, ash-, sand-, pit.
Luath i g~, fleet of foot.
~ na luatha, chimney-corner.
Chomh luath in Éirinn (agus is féidir leat), as soon as ever (you can).
~ luath, early rising.
Luath in ~, fast-galloping, fast-moving, lively.
D’fhág sé go luath, he left early.
Chomh luath is is ~ liom, as soon as I can.
Tá sé luath ~, it is early yet.
Chomh luath ~ is a tháinig sé, as soon as ever he came.
Chomh luath is a fuaireamar an ~, as soon as we got word.
Tá sé ina luaith agat, you have reduced it to ashes.
~ na luath, sit-by-the-fire.
Ní thiocfaidh siad ~ luath go leor, they won’t come half soon enough.
Luath ~, quick and accurate.
Na ~a luatha, people showing early greyness.
An ~ luath, early greyness.
~eann luath léir, speed is not conducive to accuracy.
~ adhmaid, mhóna, ghuail, wood-, turf-, coal-, ash.
~ bhuí, bhán, yellow, white, ashes; dead ashes.
~ a dhéanamh de rud, to reduce sth. to ashes.
Ar dhath na luatha, ash-coloured, ashen.
Bheith sáite sa ~, to be stuck in the ashes, to be a sit-by-the-fire.
Ó ~ go ~, ashes to ashes.
Níl a ~ ná a láithreach ann, there is not a trace of it to be found.
Ar a ~, at the earliest; first thing.
Cá ~? How soon?
Dá ~, however fast.
Dá ~ is ea is fearr é, the sooner the better.
A ~ a fuair sé é, as soon as he got it.
Ní beag a ~, it will come soon enough.
~ is luaith a dhéanamh de rud, to grind sth. to dust.
Níor luaithe istigh ~ amuigh é, he was no sooner in than out.
~ luatha, ash-pit.
