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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
fóidrigh
fóifíneach
foighde
foighdeán
foighe
foigheach
foighléardaí
foighne
foighneach
foighnigh
foightheach
foigse
foigseacht
fóil
foilbhéas
foilbhéim
foilc
foilce
foilche
foilcheas
foilchis
fóiléagar
foiléasán
foighne, f. (gs. ~). Patience. ~ a bheith agat, to have patience. ~ a dhéanamh, to exercise patience. Rinne sé ~ mhór leo, he was extremely patient with them. ~ a chur i nduine, to teach s.o. patience; to pacify s.o. ~ ort! Have patience! Duine a chur go bun na ~, to try s.o.’s patience. Chaith siad an fhoighne agam, they exhausted my patience. Tá briste ar an bh~ aige, he has lost patience. Faigheann ~ fortacht, patience is rewarded. Tagann grásta Dé le ~, patience wins the grace of God. Beart gan leigheas, ~ is fearr air, what can’t be cured must be endured. (Var: foighid f, foighidne)
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Is aige atá an fhoighne, he has great patience.
~ gan leigheas foighne is fearr air, what can’t be cured must be endured.
3. Bhris an fhoighne orm, my patience gave out.
~eann foighne ar gach ní, patience surmounts all obstacles.
Ní raibh mé ach ag iarraidh foighne a chur iontu, I was only trying to get them to be patient.
Foighne a dhéanamh, to have patience.
Tá foighne fhada agam libh, I have been long patient with you.
Is fearr foighne ná ~, it is better to be patient than to quarrel.
~ na foighne, reward for patience.
Is ~ nach mbíonn foighne aige, one ought to have patience.
Teastaíonn foighne chun na hoibre sin, that work requires patience.
