bottom1, s.1aBun m (cnoic, staighre, leathanaigh); íochtar m (cóta, drisiúir). S.a. TOP1 I. 1 bTóin f -a (tobair, bosca, na farraige); dúshraith f (bóthair). At the bottom of the garden, in íochtar, ag bun, an ghairdín. At the bottom of the class, ar dheireadh an ranga. At the bottom of the table, ag ceann íochtarach an bhoird. To send a ship to the bottom, soitheach a chur go tóin (poill). Prices have touched bottom, tá luach rudaí chomh híseal agus is féidir. (Of swimmer) He found bottom again, fuair sé áit a bhonn arís. To sift the matter to the bottom, dul go dúshraith, go bunrúta, an scéil; an scéal a chur le bonn. At bottom he's not a bad fellow, ní drochdhuine é ina chroí. From the very bottom of my heart, ó cheartlár mo chroí; ó mo chroí amach. He was at the bottom of it, eisean ba bhunsiocair leis. Nau: Rocky bottom, grinneall clochach. cTeacht aniar m, spreacadh m. Horse with bottom, capall a bhfuil teacht aniar ann. 2(Of land) Ísleán m, sraith f. Bottom lands, tailte ísle; tailte méithe. 3aTóin f (gloine, pláta, buidéil); suíochán m (cathaoireach). To set sth. bottom upwards, rud a chur bunoscionn; rud a chur béal faoi. To knock the bottom out of an argument, ciolar chiot a dhéanamh d'argóint. The bottom has fallen out of the market, tá an margadh tite as a chéile. Every tub must stand on its own bottom, caithfidh duine seasamh ar a chosa féin. bBill: To put bottom on a ball, aisbhuille a thabhairt do liathróid. 4Tóin f, gaota m, leath f deiridh. To kick s.o.'s bottom, an bhróg a thabhairt sa tóin do dhuine. 5Nau: aTóin f (loinge). bLong f, soitheach m. In Irish bottoms, i longa Éireannacha. 6Bottom half (of a box, etc.), leath f íochtarach, íochtar m, Bottom boy of the class, gasúr deiridh an ranga. My bottom dollar, mo phingin dheireanach. S.a. GEAR1 3.
bottom2 .1v.tr.aCuirim tóin i (mbuicéad, etc.); cuirim suíochán i (gcathaoir). bTo bottom an argument on sth., argóint a bhunú ar rud. 2v.i.The boat bottomed, shuigh an bád.