EXACT MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
cearthaí, f. (gs. ~). Nervousness, jitters. ~ a bheith ort, to be in a state of nerves. Tháinig ~ orm os comhair an chruinnithe, I got nervous in front of the gathering. Ná cuireadh sin ~ ort, don’t let that make you nervous. Níor fhan focal agam le ~, I was so nervous that I couldn’t think of a word to say. Lig mé dó titim as mo lámh le ~, I was so jittery that I let it fall out of my hand. (Var: cearthaidh f, cearthaigh f)