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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
cnáirseáil
cnáiscín
cnaiste
cnaíte
cnaíteach
cnaíteachán
cnaíteacht
cnámh
cnámhach
cnámhaigh
cnámhair
cnámhaire
cnámharlach
cnamhdán
cnámhfhear
cnámhfhód
cnámhghearradh
cnámhghoin
cnámhghualach
cnámhithir
cnámhlach
cnámhlann
cnámhleisce
cnámh, f. (gs. -áimhe, npl. ~a, gpl. ~). 1. Bone. (a) ~ duine, ainmhí, éisc, human, animal, fish, bone. ~a na marbh, the bones of the dead. ~ brollaigh, uchta, breastbone. ~ corróige, cromáin, hip-bone. ~ droma, backbone. Má tá ~ droma ionat, if you have any gumption in you. ~ géill, jaw-bone. ~ grua, leicinn, cheek-bone. ~ (na) leise, thigh-bone, femur. ~ (na) lorga, shin-bone, tibia; (of horse) cannon-bone. ~ murnáin, an mhurnáin, ankle-bone. ~ radúil, radius. ~ smeara, marrowbone. Smior i do chnámh! Good for you! ~ (an)smiolgadáin, collar-bone. ~ uillinne, na huillinne, ulna. Má théann an chúis go ~ na huillinne, if it comes to the crucial test. ~ uisinne, na huisinne, temporal bone. Na ~a a bhaint as rud, to bone sth. Tá na ~a aige, he has plenty of bone. Cuirfidh an bia maith ~ ann, good food will strengthen his bones. Fear i gcumas a chnámh, a man in all his strength, a full-grown man. Níl air ach na ~a, (of bird, etc.) there is nothing on it but bones to pick. Níl ann ach na ~a agus an craiceann, he is only skin and bone. Tá na ~a ag teacht tríd an gcraiceann aige, his bones are protruding through his skin. Allas na g~ a chur, to sweat from work, to work slavishly. Bhain sé as a chnámha é, he worked himself to the bone for it. Níl sé aige gan fhios dá chnámha, he has had to work hard for it. Má tá sé i do cheithre ~a, if you can summon up the strength for it. Roinnfear do cheithre ~a ar a chéile, every bone in your body will be broken. Tá an fuacht ag dul sna ~a aige, he feels the cold in his bones. Tá na ~a ag cur air, he is stiff in the joints, suffers from rheumatism. Chuaigh an buille sin i ndeas don chnámh, that thrust went home. Prov:Téann focal le gaoth ach téann buille le ~, actions speak louder than words. S.a. aicíd1, cual, fear1 1 (a), fiabhras, lus, tine1 1(a). (b) Fig: ~ ghaoil a bheith agat le duine, to be related by blood to s.o. Gaol na g~ , close relationship, kinship. ~ spairne, bone of contention. ~ an scadáin, herring-bone (pattern). ~ dhearg na fírinne, the naked truth. An rud atá sa chnámh (is doiligh a bhaint as an bhfeoil), what is bred in the bone (is difficult to get rid of). Níor chuir sé ~ ann, he made no bones about it. Ná lig do chnámh leis an madra, don’t be imposed upon. S.a. creim1 1. (c) ~a scéil, the framework of a story. Sin ~a an scéil agat, those are the main facts of the story for you. ~a na ceimice, synopsis of chemistry. (d)Mus: ~a, bones. 2. Strip (in ploughing). 3. Submerged reef. (Var: m; gs. & pl. ~a)
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~ na gcnámh, rheumatism.
Aithním i mo chnámha é, I feel it in my bones.
Chuir sé ~ na gcnámh, he sweated hard; he worked hard for a living.
~ sna cnámha, brittle-boned.
Níl cnámh le ~adh aige, he is unable to move.
Cnámh ~, brittle bone.
Tiocfaidh an chnámh ina chéile, the bone will knit.
~ cnámh, crunching of bones.
~ a chur ar do chnámha, to give one’s bones a rest.
Níor chuir sé ~ crua dá chnámha riamh, he never exerted his bones, never did a hard day’s work.
Ní raibh aon chnámh ina chorp nár briseadh, every bone in his body was broken.
Go raibh a gcnámha coscartha san uaigh, until their bones had disintegrated in the grave.
~ chnámh, scamhóg, bone, pulmonary, tuberculosis.
Cnámh a chreimeadh, to pick a bone.
Thug mé cnámh le ~eadh dó, I gave him something to chew upon.
An ~ atá ina chnámha, the infirmity in his bones.
Alt, cnámh, an chromáin, hip-joint, -bone.
~ cnámh, heap of bones.
Tá sé ina chual cnámh, he is worn to a skeleton.
Nuair a chuaigh an chúis go cnámh na huillinne, when it came to the crucial test.
Tá sé i g~ a chnámh, a chéille, he is in full possession of his strength, of his mental faculties.
Cnámh a dheisiú, to reduce, set, a bone.
~ cnámh, bone-setting.
Cnámha ~a, well-knit bones.
(Go) ~ sa talamh, sa chnámh, deep in the ground, in the bone.
Cnámh (an) éadain, frontal bone.
Níor fhág an fuacht mo chnámha fós, I can still feel the chill in my bones.
~ cnámh, na gcnámh, bone-setter.
~ cnámh, rheumatic fever.
Cnámha ~, slender bones.
~ cnámha, bone necrosis.
Ní gan fhios dá chnámha a rinne sé é, he didn’t do it without exerting himself.
Tá mé gafa sna cnámha, my bones are stiff. (Of feelings)
D’ainneoin chnámh a ghaosáin, in sheer despite of him.
Cnámh géill, jaw-bone.
Níor fágadh ~ feola ar na cnámha, not a scrap of meat was left on the bones.
Ghlan an aicíd as a chnámha, the disease cleared out of his bones.
Ghlean cnámh ina bhráid, a bone stuck in his throat.
~ adhmaid, rothaí, bróg, cnámh, creaking of timber, of wheels, of shoes, of bones.
~ adhmaid, cnámh, adhairce, móna, wood-, bone-, horn-, peat-, charcoal.
An rud atá sa chnámh, what is bred in the bone.
Chuaigh sé ~ go cnámh, it penetrated to the bone.
Cnámh na ~e, thigh-bone, femur.
Is ann a ~adh a chnámha, it is there his bones were laid.
~adh sna cnámha, to become bare-boned.
Cnámh na ~, shin-bone, tibia;
~ do chnámha, bend yourself to your work.
~ na gcnámh, samphire.
Dá mbeadh ~ i mo chnámha, if I were able to move about.
~ i gcnámha, numbness in bones.
