Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
fainge
fainic
fainiciúil
fáinlearrach
fáinleog
fainligh
fainne
fáinne
fáinneach
fáinneachan
fáinneadóir
fáinneáil
fainneal
fáinneán
fainnéirí
fáinneog
fáinneoir
fáinneoireacht
fáinnigh
fainnil
fáinniú
fainnligh
faíoch
fáinne, m. (gs. ~, pl. -nní).Ring. 1. (a)~ pósta, wedding ring. ~ gealltanais, engagement ring. ~ séala, signet-ring. ~ cluaise, ear-ring. ~ a chur ar dhuine, to put a (finger-) ring on s.o. F:Chuaigh an ~ uirthi, she got married. ~ óir ort! Good for you! A thousand thanks! (b) Ring-shaped badge of Irish language organization. (c)~ cuirtíní, curtain-ring. ~ eochracha, key-ring. ~ gafail, parrel. ~ reatha, runner (ring). ~ téadáin, grummet. (d)~ loine, pacála, piston-, packing-, ring. ~ sclóine, (ring of) swivel. ~ sprice, inner (of target). I.C.E:~ scríobtha, scraper-ring. (e)Fáinní bliantúla, annual rings (of trees). (f)Fáinní a dhéanamh in uisce, to make rings in water. Tá fáinní dubha faoina shúile, he has dark rings round his eyes. (g)Orn: Ring. (h)Biol: Annulus. 2. Circle, circular space. ~ a dhéanamh (thart ar an urlár, ar rud), to form a ring (round the floor, round sth.). Déanaigí ~ dóibh, make a ring for them. Duine, rud, a chur i bh~, to encircle s.o., sth. Chuir mé an sliabh i bh~ ar a lorg, I searched, looked, all round the mountain for them. Bhí sé ag gearradh fáinní (le fearg), he was dancing about (in a rage). 3. Ringlet, curl. ~ gruaige, ringlet of hair. Bhí a cuid gruaige ina fáinní aici, she had her hair in ringlets. 4. Halo. ~ solais, halo, aureole. Tá ~ ar an ngealach, there is a halo round the moon. ~ an lae, dawning light, break of day. Le ~ geal an lae, with the first clear light of dawn. An ~ bán, (band of) night-light in northern sky (in summer). 5. Bot:~ muice, pig-nut.
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Fáinne airgid, silver ring.
Éirí leis an bh~, le fáinne na fuiseoige, to rise with the lark.
Fáinne gealltanais, engagement ring.
Fáinne, slat, ~, piston-ring, -rod.
~ an fháinne, the ring-finger.
Fáinne, árthaí, óir, gold ring, plate.
Fáinne ~, seal-ring, signet-ring.
