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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
seiftigh
seiftithe
seiftiú
seiftiúil
seiftiúlacht
seighléir
séil
seilbh
seilbhéireacht
seilchide
seile
seileach
seileadán
seileagar
seileaic
seileán
seileastrach
seileastram
seiléigeach
seiléineagrafaíocht
seiléiniam
seiléinít
séiléir
seilbh, f. (gs. ~e, npl. sealbha, gpl. sealbh). 1. Occupancy, possession. ~ a bheith agat ar rud, to possess sth. Rud a bheith i do sheilbh agat, to have sth. in one’s possession. Níl pingin ar mo sheilbh, I haven’t as much as a penny. ~ a ghlacadh, a ghabháil, ar rud, to take possession of sth. Teacht i ~ ruda, to come into possession of sth. Fuair sé ~ ar an áit, he got possession of the place. Duine a chur as a sheilbh, to dispossess s.o. Baineadh ~ an tí díobh, the house was taken away from them. Cé atá i ~ na feirme anois? Who occupies the farm now? An té atá sa t~, the person in possession. Ecc: ~ beinifíse, incumbency of benefice. 2. Thing possessed; property, estate, demesne. Sealbha saolta, worldly possessions.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
As seilbh, dispossessed.
Seilbh a choimeád ar rud, to keep possession of sth.
Seilbh, greim, a choinneáil, to keep possession, a grip.
~eadh as seilbh na háite iad, they were dispossessed of the place.
~ as seilbh, dispossession.
Seilbh a bheith agat ar do dhúchas, to own one’s ancestral estate; to have a grip on one’s heritage.
Seilbh, údarás, ceannas, a ghabháil, to assume possession, authority, leadership.
~ seilbhe, taking of possession.
Caillteanas, fógra, seachadadh, seilbh, ~, constructive loss, notice, delivery, possession.
Seilbh ~, immediate possession.
Ná ~ amach as do sheilbh é, don’t let it out of your possession.
Seilbh ~, precarious tenure.
Seilbh, teideal, a thabhairt, to give possession, a title.
Tugadh an áit ar a sheilbh, the place was given into his possession.
Thug sé ~ a raibh ina sheilbh dom, he gave me a third of all he possessed.
