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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
meireach
-méireach
méireacha
-méireacht
meireang
méireanna
meirfean
meirg
meirgdhíonach
meirge
meirgeach
meirgeacht
meirgigh
meirgíneach
meirgire
meirgstroighin
Meiriceánach
méiricínteacht
meirilliún
méirín
méiríneach
méirínteacht
meiríonó
meirg, f. (gs. ~e). 1. Rust. Iarann ag tógáil ~e, iron rusting. Tháinig ~ air, it rusted. Chuir an taisleach ~ air, the damp rusted it. Tá ~ ar a chuid Gaeilge, his Irish is rusty. An mheirg a bhaint de rud, to rub the rust off sth.; to brush up sth. Seanscéal is ~ air, a hoary old tale. 2. Crustiness, irritability. Tháinig ~ air chugam, he became annoyed with me. Gan mheirg gan mhírún, without rancour or ill-will.
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IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Tá an mheirg ag ~e an iarainn, the rust is corroding the iron.
~ na meirge, corrosion by rust.
2. ~ ceo, blanket of fog.
~ an mheirg de, scrape the rust off it.
~ an mheirg de, scrape the rust off it.
~ is meirg air, hoary old yarn; stale news.
~ann an t-iarann meirg, iron is inclined to rust.
