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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
breonn
breonna
breosla
breoslaigh
breothartach
brí
Brian
briathar
briatharchath
briathartha
briathrach
briathrachas
briathraíocht
bríb
bríbhéir
bríbhéireacht
bric
brice
bríce
bríceadóir
bríceadóireacht
bricfeasta
bríche
briathar, m. (gs. -air, pl. -thra). 1. Word. Do bhriathar a thabhairt le rud, to give one’s word, promise, for sth. Briathra béil, spoken words. Dá ndéanfadh briathra béil é, if talk could do it. Briathra móra, díomhaoine, boastful, idle, words. ~ móide, solemn word, promise. ~ Dé, the word of God. An B~, the Word. Briathra an tSoiscéil, the words of the Gospel. Ní bheathaíonn, ní chothaíonn, na briathra na bráithre, fair words butter no parsnips. Ní briathra a dhearbhaíos ach gníomh, actions speak louder than words. Dar mo bhriathar; dom ~, im ~, on my word (of honour). 2. Verb. ~ saor, autonomous verb. (Var: f, gs. & pl. bréithre)
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~ a dhéanamh de réir do bhriathair, to fit your actions to your words.
Is minic a chealg briathra míne cailín críonna, many a prudent girl was led astray with honeyed words.
Briathra coisreacain, words of consecration.
~ briathair, the keeping of one’s word.
Briathar cúnta, auxiliary verb.
~ m’fhocal! ~ mo bhriathar! ~ m’uacht! Upon my word!
Ní briathar a dhearbhaíonn ach gníomh, actions speak louder than words.
Briathra, smaointe, ~e, idle words, thoughts.
Briathar ~ dochiallach, obscure inexplicable word.
Ní briathar a dhearbhaíos ach ~, actions speak louder than words.
Briathar, réimniú, ~, weak verb, conjugation.
Briathar, réimniú, ~, strong verb, conjugation.
Ná ~ uait briathar gan chomhlíonadh, don’t utter a word that you do not mean to keep.
Briathra meala, honeyed words.
Briathra milse, honeyed words.
Briathar ~e, pledged word.
~ briathair, failure to keep one’s word.
An fhoirm ~ de bhriathar, the absolute form of a verb.
~ (briathair), principal parts (of verb).
Briathar ~, regular verb.
~ briathra, distortion of statements.
Le ~ nó le briathar, in thought or word.
Briathar ~, substantive verb.
Thug sé briathar mór, he swore a great oath.
Briathar ~, kind word.
Briathra ~, piteous words.
Briathar ~, defective verb.
