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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
cúplú
cúpóg
cúpón
cupord
cupraisc
cupúil
cur
cúr
curach
cúrach
curachán
curachóir
curachóireacht
curaclam
curadh
cúradh
curadhmhír
curadóir
curadóireacht
curaí
curaichín
curáideach
curáideacht
cúr1, m. (gs. cúir). Froth, foam. ~ na habhann, na dtonn, the foam on the river, on the waves. ~ leanna, froth on ale. ~ allais, lather of sweat. Bhí ~ lena bhéal, he was foaming at the mouth. S.a. leá1 2.
cúr2, m. (gs. & npl. cúir, gpl. ~). Orn: Kite.
cúr3, v.t. (pp. ~tha). Chastise, punish; scourge. Tá mo chroí ~tha, my heart is scourged. ~tha cráite, sad and sore.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ cúraim, undue concern.
Cúr ~a, barm.
~í cúir, foam crests.
~ cúir, uanáin, froth.
Bhí ~ cúir lena bhéal, he was foaming at the mouth.
Bhí cúr lena chúlbhéal, he was foaming at the mouth.
~ (mo chroí) air! Bad cess to him!
Chomh ~ leis an aol, leis an eala, le cúr sceite, le sneachta na haon oíche, as white as lime, as a swan, as falling foam, as overnight snow.
~ cúir, sheet of foam.
2. Ag maistreadh cúir, spewing foam.
~ cúraim, a great deal of responsibility.
~ bróin, cúraim, burden of sorrow, of care.
