Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
iadaigh
iadáit
iadáitigh
iadhadh
iaich
iaidíd
iaidín
iaigh
iairiglif
iairiglifeach
iairlí
iairmhéirí
iairmhéis
iairnís
iaithe
Iáivé
iall
iallach
iallacha
iallait
iallchrann
iallóg
ialtóg
iaigh, v.t. & i. (pres. iann, fut. iafaidh, vn. iamh, pp. iata). 1. Close, shut. Bosca, doras, a iamh, to close a box, a door. Poll a iamh, to stop a hole. Bhí na súile ag iamh air (le codladh), he could not keep his eyes open (with sleep). Iatar an bhearna orthu, let the gap be closed against them. D’~ sé a dhorn air, he closed his fist over it, kept a tight hold on it. Ná h~ do chroí orainn, don’t harden your heart against us. 2. Stop, dam. Sruthán a iamh, to dam a stream. 3. Enclose, encompass; gather about. Iafar i gcarcair iad, they will be shut up in a prison. D’~ siad um an dún, they closed in on, surrounded, the fort. Iaigí air, close in on, seize, him. Lit:Is umainn iafaid uile, they will all rally round us. 4. ~ le, join, unite, with. D’~ siad leis na gaill, they allied themselves with the foreigners. D’ ~ sé i gcealg leo, he joined in a conspiracy with them. (Var:iaidh)
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
D’iaigh siad ~ an rí, they closed in about the king.
