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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
falsú
falsúnach
falsúnacht
falsúntacht
falta
fálta
fáltacht
faltanas
faltanasach
fáltas
fáltasach
falthartha
fálú
famainneach
fámaire
fámaireacht
fan
fán
fána
fánach
fanacht
fánadóireacht
fánaí
faltanas, m. (gs. & npl. -ais, gpl. ~). Spitefulness, vindictiveness; spite, grudge. ~ a bheith agat do dhuine, to have a spite against s.o. D’fhaltanas a agairt ar dhuine, to vent one’s spleen on s.o. Ag imirt faltanais ar a chéile, spiting each other. Ag cuimhneamh na bh~, reviving enmities, re-opening old sores. Tá seanfhaltanas istigh aige dom, he has an old grudge against me. Ní ham faltanais am géibhinn, there should be unity in face of danger. Síneadh faltanais a dhéanamh roimh dhuine, to lie in wait for s.o.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Ar eagla go n-éireodh faltanas eadrainn, lest we should take to spiting each other.
D’fhás faltanas as, enmity grew out of it.
~ faltanais, victim of enmity.
~ feirge, faltanais, the venting of spleen, of spite.
Faltanas a mhúscailt, to stir up enmity.
