Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
cíonóg
cionpháirtí
cionroinn
cionroinnt
cionsiocair
cionstar
cionta
ciontach
ciontacht
ciontaí
ciontaigh
ciontanach
ciontóir
ciontú
cionúil
ciopánta
cíopróp
cíor
cíorabúca
cíorac
cíorach
cíoracha
cíoradh
ciontach1, m. (gs. & npl. -aigh, gpl. ~). Offender, transgressor; guilty person. Cion an chiontaigh ar an neamhchiontach, the innocent suffers for the crimes of the wicked.
ciontach2, a1. Guilty. Bheith ~ i rud, to be guilty of sth. Bheith ~ le rud, to be responsible for sth. Tugadh, fuarthas, ~ é, he was found guilty. S.a. ciúin.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Is tú is ~ leis, you are to blame for it.
Bhí sé féin ina chiontaí leis, he himself was responsible for it.
Níl mo chiontaí leis, I am not to blame for it.
Cad é ba chiontaí leis sin? What was the cause of that?
Is minic a bhí ~ ciontach, silence often denotes guilt.
Duine a fháil ciontach, to find s.o. guilty.
~ ciontach, guilty knowledge.
Ciontach i gclúmhilleadh, guilty of libel.
~ ciontach, to plead guilty.
