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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
gainnedhuille
gainnigh
gáinníocht
gainnitheach
gainseal
gaíon
gáipéar
gair
gáir
gairbhe
gairbhéal
gairbhéalach
gairbhéalta
gairbhéiseach
gairbhí
gairbhín
gairbhíocht
gairbhseach
gairbhthean
gairdeach
gairdeacht
gairdeas
gairdian
gair could be a grammatical form of:
gar »
gair1, f. 1 = gaire 1. 2. (In phrases) Níl ~, aon ghair, aige (ar) a bheith chomh láidir leat, he is not nearly as strong as you. Níl ~ ag ceachtar acu air mar chainteoir, neither of them can compare with him as a speaker. Níl ~ ná gaobhar acu air, they come nowhere near him.
gair2, v.t. & i. (vn. ~m, pp. ~the). Call. 1. (a)An chuach ag ~m, the cuckoo calling. Ghair an coileach san adhmhaidin, the cock crowed in the early dawn. (b) Duine a ghairm chugat, to call s.o. to you. Níor ~eadh chun an chruinnithe iad, they were not summoned to the meeting. Rud a ghairm ar ais, to revoke sth. Lit: Ghair siad a ndéithe bréige, they invoked their false gods. (c) Sláinte a ghairm, to propose a toast. 2. (With ar) Call upon, summon, invoke. ~m ar dhuine, to call upon, summon, s.o. ~ ar do mhadra, call in your dog. Ghair siad os ard ar Dhia, they called aloud to God. (Of vocation) ~eadh chun na hEaglaise, chun an léinn, air, he was called to the Church, to be a man of learning. 3. (With de) Name, proclaim, inaugurate. Rí a ghairm de dhuine, to proclaim s.o. king. Sular ~eadh Ó Néill de, before he was inaugurated as the O’Neill. Fear ar ~eadh Eoin de, a man (who was) called John. 4. Acclaim. Bheith ~the as rud, to be acclaimed, famous, for sth. ~im thú! I acclaim you! Good for you! ~im agus coisricim thú! God preserve you from harm!
gair3 : gar1.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Is gaire ~ Dé ná an doras, God’s help is always at hand.
Is deise, gaire, do dhuine a léine ná a chóta, charity begins at home.
~eadh amach gairm chugainn, a call was sent out to us.
Gairm ~a, profession of medicine.
Ná tar i mo, ar mo, ghaire, don’t come near me.
Ní rachainn ina ghaire ná ina ghaobhar, I wouldn’t go next or near him.
~ gaoil, closeness of relationship.
Ar ghaire trá, convenient to a strand.
~ na cuaiche, the cuckoo’s call.
Le ~ na gcoileach, at cock-crow.
Níl ann ach ~ in aghaidh gaoithe, it is only a waste of breath.
~ a chur ar dhuine, to summon, send for, s.o.
~ scoile, convocation.
~ slógaidh, call to arms, mobilization.
~ choiteann a thabhairt, to give a general invitation; to issue a general proclamation.
~ ar ais, recall, revocation.
~ rí, uaisleachta, title of king, of nobility.
~ easpaig a thabhairt do dhuine, to inaugurate s.o. as a bishop.
Tá ~ ó Dhia aige, he has a call from God.
~ chrábhaidh, religious vocation.
Tá ~ dochtúra aige, he is a doctor by profession.
~ a bheith faoi do choinne ag daoine, to be acclaimed, welcomed, by people.
An té is gaire céim dó, the person nearest in rank to him.
Ceird, gairm, na ~a, the art, profession, of writing.
