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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
eipistileach
eipitéiliach
eipitéiliam
eirbiam
eirceach
eire
Éire
eireaball
eireaballach
eireaballán
éireach
eireadh
eireadóir
Éireann
Éireanna
Éireannach
Éireannachas
eireas
eireog
éireog
eirfhios
eirfirt
eirg
eireaball, m. (gs. & npl. -aill, gpl. ~). Tail. 1. ~ ainmhí, éin, éisc, tail of animal, of bird, of fish. ~ gliomaigh, lobster’s flapper. ~ an mhíl mhóir, whale’s flukes. Madra ag croitheadh a eireabaill, a dog wagging his tail. Bhí a ~ ina ghabhal leis, he had his tail between his legs. Treabhadh sé as a ~ féin, let him fend for himself. S.a. eascann. 2. (Tail) end. ~ léine, cóta, tail of shirt, of coat. Bheith crochta as ~ duine, to hang on to s.o. Tá sé leat i d’~, it is trailing behind you. D’amharc sé orm le h~ a shúl, he looked at me out of the corners of his eyes. Eireabaill a fhágáil ar rud, to do an untidy job on sth. Bain na heireabaill de, cut the loose ends off it. D’ith sé siar go h~ é, he ate it to the very last pick. Tá sibh mar sin siar go h~, you are like that every one of you, to the very last person. Cuir siar chun eireabaill é, put it back towards the end. Líon eireabaill, tail-net. ~ an lae, an tslua, an cheatha, the tail end of the day, of the crowd, of the shower. S.a. ádh, cóta1 1. 3. ~ dreige, trail of meteor. S.a. réalta1 1. 4. Mus:~ (nóta), tail, stem (of note). 5. Bot: ~ capaill, horsetail. ~ an mhadra rua, (clustered seeds of) dock. ~ cait, cat’s-tail, reed-mace.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Bhí eireaball, sciorta, den ~ air, he was a bit lucky.
~ eireabaill, caudal artery.
3. ~ (eireabaill), bob(tail).
Madra ag déanamh ~ báisín i ndiaidh a eireabaill, a dog chasing its tail.
~ eireabaill, swallow-tail coat.
~ eireabaill, swallow-tail coat.
Tá an madra ag ~eadh a eireabaill, the dog is wagging his tail.
Lámh in earr eascainne, greim ar eireaball eascainne, a slippery hold; a precarious way of living.
Bhí a eireaball ina ghabhal leis, he had his tail between his legs.
Eireaball ~, short, clipped, tail.
Bhí brobh lena eireaball, there was a wisp clinging to his tail.
~ boird, eireabaill, inner, outer, net.
~ eireabaill, ‘tailworm’ (in cattle).
~ (an) eireabaill, ~ mhongach, ~ (na) scuaibe, comet.
Cuir ~ ar a eireaball! Drop a pinch of salt on its tail!
Eireaball a ~adh, to dock a tail.
1. ~ (eireabaill), stump (of tail).
Eireaball ~, sweeping tail.
Chomh ~ le heascann, le heireaball eascainne, as slippery as an eel.
~ d’eireaball, stump of a tail.
Caithfidh sé ~adh as a eireaball féin feasta, he must strike out for himself from now on.
