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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
maothmhar
maothóg
maothshúileach
maothú
mapa
mapáil
mapsóg
mar
mara
marabú
marabút
Maracach
maracán
marach
márach
maraí
maraigh
maraíocht
maraíodóir
maraiscín
maraithe
maraitheach
marana
mar could be a grammatical form of:
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mar, prep. & conj. & adv. 1. Prep. (Lenites) Like, as. (a) In the manner of. ~ mhaidin earraigh, like a morning in spring. ~ an ngrian ag éirí, like the sun rising. ~ an sneachta séidte, like driven snow. Daoine ~ iad, people like them, the likes of them. Ní fhaca mé aon duine riamh ~ é, I never saw anybody like him. Is ~ a chéile iad, they are alike, identical. ~ an gcéanna, likewise. (b) In the character, capacity, of. Lena fáil ~ bhean, to get her as a wife. Bhí sé ~ athair acu, he acted as a father to them. ~ chomhartha síochána, as a token of peace. ~ dhuine againn féin, as one of ourselves. Mise, ~ dhuine, I, for one. ~ shampla, for example. S.a. aon2 I 2. (c) As, for. ~ thús ar an ócáid, to start off the occasion. ~ bharr ar an iomlán, to cap everything. ~ mhaithe leat féin, for your own sake. ~ gheall air sin, on that account. S.a. barr1 8, cad1 3, geall17. (d) Considering. ~ an gcéad uair a thug tú faoi, considering it is the first time you tried it. (e) In accordance with. Gach fear ~ a acmhainn, every man according to his means. (f) (With dem. pron.) Déan ~ seo é, do it like this. Tar ~ seo, come this way. Lá ~ seo, (on) a day like this; on such and such a day. ~ seo nó ~ siúd, this way or that way, one way or another. Ná labhair ~ sin, don’t speak like that. ~ sin is fearr é, it is better so. Míle nó ~ sin, a mile or so. ~ sin, is cosúil gur fíor é, in that case, it appears to be true. Gur ~ sin duit! It serves you right! ~ sin féin, even so. ~ sin de, therefore. Agus ~ sin de, and so forth. Más ~ sin dó, if that be so. (g) (With noun in apposition) Tá sí fealltach, ~ fharraige, it is treacherous, (is) the sea. Bhí sé glic, ~ shionnach, he was cunning, this fox. Tháinig sé, ~ Bhrian, he came, Brian did. 2. Conj. (a) As. Déan ~ is ceart é, do it properly. Níl sé ~ is cóir, it is not as it should be. Dá mbeadh an tír ~ ba mhaith linn í, if the country were as we would like it to be. Sin ~ is fearr é, it is better so. ~ atá an scéal, as the matter stands. ~ a rinneadh go minic, as was often done. ~ a luaigh tú féin, as you yourself mentioned. ~ a déarfá, as you might say. (b) Faoi ~, according as. Faoi ~ atáimid ag dul ar aghaidh, at the rate at which we are progressing. (c) How. Is deas ~ a dúirt sé é, he said it nicely. Nach tubaisteach ~ a tharla sé? Isn’t it tragic how it happened? (d) As if. ~ a chuirfí scian ann, as if he had been stuck with a knife. D’éirigh sé ~ a bheadh éan ann, he rose like a bird. Bhí sé ~ a bheadh an lá geal ann, it was like broad daylight. Rith sé ~ a bheadh an diabhal ann, he ran like the devil. (e) ~, ~ go, because. ~ tá, ~ go bhfuil, cúis leis, because there is a reason for it. ~ nach raibh an t-ádh linn, because we were not in luck. ~ gurb é is údar leis, because he brought it about. (f) For. ~ dá mbeinn ann, for if I had been there. ~ dá dtitfidís, for if they were to fall. (g) ~ atá, ~ a bhí, namely. Tá beirt acu ann, ~ atá Niall agus Conn, there are two of them, namely, Niall and Conn. ~ atá, bás duine, namely, the death of a human being. 3. ~ le, as for, as regards. ~ liomsa de, as far as I am concerned. ~ leis sin de, as for that. Is breá an aimsir í, ~ le geimhreadh, it is fine weather, considering it is winter. 4. Adv. (a) (With dependent form of vb.) Where. ~ a bhfuil sé, where he is. ~ ar chuir tú iad, where you put them. ~ ar mhinic mo chuairt, where I often visited. (b) Lit: When. Gus an uair ~ éirigh Críost, to the hour when Christ arose. (c) (In adv. phrase) ~ dhea, forsooth. Cara, ~ dhea! Friend, indeed! Ag moladh liom, ~ dhea, pretending to agree with me. (d) (In adv. phrase) ~ dhia go, pretending that. Mar dhia go raibh deifir air, letting on that he was in a hurry. (Expressing incredulity) ~ dhia nach bhfaca tú é! Don’t tell me you didn’t see him! ~ dhia nach dtiocfaidh sé? Is it possible that he won’t come?
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IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Mar a déarfá, as you might say, so to speak.
Mar a bheadh Dia á rá leis, as if God ordained it, as if his life depended on it.
Mar a dúirt Seán leis an asal, as Seán said about the donkey.
~ is mar sin a tharla, but that is how it happened.
Cuirim mar ~ ort, I entreat you.
Tabhair d’~ mar seo, face this way.
Agus cúpla ceann eile mar ~, and a few more added for good measure.
Láidir ~ mar atá sé, strong as he is.
Mar is ~ leat, as you wish.
Tugadh Brian mar ~ air, he was named Brian.
Duine a áireamh mar chara, to reckon s.o. as a friend.
Is ~ atá sé, mar atá sé, nach n-aithním thú, the fact of the matter is that I do not recognize you.
Ná bíodh do chos ~ agat mar sin, don’t have your foot stuck out like that.
Mar mhaithe le d’~, for the sake of your soul.
Cuirfidh tú ~ ort féin ag casadh do bhéil mar sin, you will distort your face grimacing like that.
Mar a luamar ~, as we have mentioned above, already.
Níl ~ mar sin aige, he is not as old as that.
Mar ~ le, in addition to.
Mar nach bhfuil ~ bháid againn, because we have no boats, are without boats.
Mar a deir an duine ~, as the old saying goes.
Mol an t-~ mar a gheobhair, judge things as you find them.
Ghreamaigh sé dom mar a bheadh ~ ann, he stuck to me like a leech.
Mar bharr ar an ádh, ar an mí-ádh, as luck, ill-luck, would have it.
Mar bharr ar an donas, ar an tubaiste, as a crowning misfortune.
Ní lú ná mar a d’iarr sé orm é, much less did he ask me for it.
Is ~ a shíl mé go n-imeofá mar sin, I never thought you would go off like that.
Labhair mé mar a tháinig chun an bhéil chugam, I spoke at random.
Caith, imir, do bhearta mar is cóir, play your cards properly; play the game.
Is dona mar a chaith mé mo bheart ina measc, I got on very badly with them.
De réir mar a bhí beartaithe, according to plan.
Mar ba bhéas dó, leis, as was his wont.
Do bheatha a chaitheamh mar is cóir, to lead a proper life.
Rug siad as an oíche mar sin, in that way they passed the night.
Mar a bheadh éan ann, like a bird.
Conas taoi? Cén chaoi a bhfuil tú? Cad é mar tá tú? How are you?
Mar atá, mar a bhí, namely.
Tá port breá eile aige, mar atá an Chúileann, he has another fine tune, namely, the Coolin.
Bhí dhá chú aige, mar a bhí Bran agus Sceolaing, he had two hounds, namely, Bran and Sceolaing.
Cá bhfuil mar? How?
Cá bhfuil mar a rachainn? How could I go?
Ag ~adh is ag at mar a bheadh cat i mála, working oneself into a frenzy of exasperation.
Mar a bhuailfeá do dhá bhos ar a chéile, suddenly, instantly.
Ná leath do bhrat ach mar is féidir leat a chonlú, ‘don’t spread your cloak farther than you can fold it’; cut your coat according to your cloth.
Mar is ~ leat féin, just as you wish.
~adh an mhí amach mar sin, the month was spent in that way.
Is ~ (mar) a rinne sé é, he acted foully, it was a mean thing for him to do.
Sa bhreis, mar bhreis, ar a thuarastal, in addition to his salary.
Agus punt mar bhreis, and a pound to boot.
Ná bígí ag brú a chéile mar sin, don’t push, crowd, each other like that.
Bhí ~ thoinne uirthi mar nach bhfaca sí an litir, she was seething, envious, because she did not see the letter.
