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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
dátphluma
dátstampa
dátú
de
-de
dé
dé-
de cheann
dea
dea-
dea-aigne
dea-ainm
dea-airí
dea-aithne
dea-araíonach
deabhach
deabhadh
deabhaid
deabhaidh
deabhal
deabhas
dea-bhás
dea-bhean
de cheann. 1. For, for the sake of. Ní de cheann airgid a rinne sé é, he did not do it for money. An fear ab fhearr de cheann eaglaise, the best man (at providing) for the church. 2. Instead of. Béarfar mac dá cheann, a son will be born in his stead. Le mná eile dá ~, with other women in her place. 3. De chionn go, because. 4. Dár gcionn, ahead. Tá an samhradh dár gcionn, the summer lies ahead of us. S.a. dár3.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Tar sa cheann seo de, consider it from this angle.
~ amháin, aon cheann amháin (de na rudaí), one (of the things).
~ ar cheann, de réir ~ is ~, ina g~ is ina g~, one by one.
~ a thógáil de rud, to view sth. with antipathy or suspicion.
Tá mo cheann ag éirí díom, I have a violent headache.
Thógfadh sé an ghruaig de do cheann, it would make your hair stand on end.
Tá ~ ar cheann de na capaill aige, he is putting an undue strain on one of the horses.
Níl aon cheann de ~ agam, I haven’t one which is any good.
