Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
aispeist
aisréad
aistarraing
aistarraingt
aiste
aisteach
aisteachas
aistear
aistearach
aisteoir
aisteoireacht
aisti
aistí
aistíl
aistíoch
aistiogmatach
aistiogmatacht
aistir
aistire
aistiúil
aistreach
aistreán
aistreánach
aistear, m. (gs. & npl. -tir, gpl. ~). 1. Journey. ~ farraige, voyage. ~ uisce, journey to fetch water. 2. Roundabout way; inconvenience. An t-~ agus an cóngar, the long way and the short way. Chuir sé ~ air féin, (i) he took the roundabout way, (ii) he put himself out of his way (to do sth.). Níorbh ~ dó é, it was no trouble to him. 3. Turas in ~, a journey in vain. (Var: f, gs. aistire)
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Choisc sé aistear dom, he saved me a journey.
Duine a chur ar aistear, ar thóir ruda, to send s.o. on a journey, in search of sth.
Turas, aistear, a dhéanamh, to make a pilgrimage, a journey.
~ scéil, leabhair, aistir, the end of a story, of a book, of a journey.
Aistear ~, weary, wearying, journey.
Aistear ~, fruitless journey.
Aistear ~, short journey.
Tú féin a inleadh le haghaidh aistir, to make oneself ready for a journey.
Iompú ó aistear, ó chontúirt, to turn back from a journey, from danger.
Fuair mé ~ m’aistir, I did well out of my journey.
~ tar éis an aistir, worn out after the journey.
Moilliú ar d’aistear, to delay, stop, on one’s journey.
Níl aon ~ anois orainn, we have plenty to occupy us now.
Ba dhiail an ~ dó é, he must have had very little to do.
Le barr neamh-aistir a mhill siad é, they destroyed it out of sheer thoughtlessness, irresponsibility.
Tháinig siad suas linn ar an aistear, they overtook us on the journey.
Ag ~ i gcomhair an aistir, making ready for the journey.
