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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
meántiarna
meántoirt
meántuilleamh
meánú
meánúil
meánúlacht
mear
méar
méara
méaracán
méarach
méaracha
mearacht
méaracht
mearadh
méaradóireacht
méaradradh
mearaí
méaraí
mearaigh
méaraigh
mearaíocht
mear1, a. (gsm. ~, gsf. & comp. mire, npl. ~a). 1. Quick, fast, nimble, lively, spirited. Rith ~, quick run. Chomh ~ is a bhí ina chosa, as fast as his legs could carry him. Capall ~, fast, spirited, horse. Tuile mhear, rapid flood. Súil mhear, quick, glancing, eye. Tá sé ~ láidir fós, he is still active and strong. 2. Precipitate, hasty, rash; quick-tempered, fiery. Gníomh ~, rash deed. Tá tallann ~ ann, he takes sudden fits of temper. 3. Lit: (a) Mad, crazy. (b) Furious, raging, mad angry. S.a. moing 5.
mear2 =mearaigh.
RELATED MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Bhí sé ina chaor bhuile, mhire, he was raging mad.
~ chráite, mhire, mhallaithe, mharfach, torturous, raging, unholy, consuming, desire.
~ buile, mire, madman.
Tá sé ina ghealt bhuile (mhire, nimhe), he is stark mad.
~ na hainnise, na déirce, na mire, miserly, beggarly, mad, fellow.
Go mear ~! Quick march!
Níl ~ ná mire air, he is under no illusion as to what he is doing.
Bheith ar ~, to be mad; to be in a frenzy.
Bhí sé ar ~ linn, he was furious with us.
Dul ar ~, to go mad; to go into a rage.
Tháinig ~ air, he became frantic.
Duine a chur ar ~, to drive s.o. mad; to infuriate s.o.
Fear ~, madman.
Madra ~, mad dog.
~ mhear, hemlock.
~ moinge mire, hemlock-seed.
Ar steallaí (dearga) meisce, mire, raging drunk, mad.
Chuaigh sé ar mire, he went mad.
