comhad, m. (gs. & npl. -aid, gpl. ~).1. Cover; protection, keeping. (a)Rud a chur i g~, to put sth. in safe keeping. Ar a chomhad, in his keeping. I g~ mo chroí, secure in my heart. ~ na fírinne, the preservation of truth. I gcomhaid na sean, in the preserving lines, poems, of the ancients. (b) (In phrase) Chuir sé de chomhad leis féin nach ndéanfadh sé a leithéid arís, he promised himself that he would not do the like again. 2. File. ~ páipéar, file of papers. ~ treoirchártaí, card-index file. Cás ~, file-case. Cóip chomhaid, filing-copy. Cáipéis a chur i g~, to file a document. 3. (As vn.)Ag ~, keeping, preserving.