EXACT MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
paidrín, m. (gs. ~, pl. ~í). 1. (Of prayer) Rosary. An P~ Páirteach, the Family Rosary. An P~ a rá, to say the Rosary. 2. (a) Rosary beads. Nuair ba cheart dó a phaidrín a tharraingt air, (of worldly old person) when he should be telling his beads. S.a. cloch1 1(m). (b) Rosary bead. (c) Bead. Bhí na prátaí ina bpaidríní ar na gais, the potatoes were like beads on the stalks. (d) (In phrases) Poll an phaidrín, hole in chimney corner (as receptacle). Lán go poll an phaidrín, completely full.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ phaidrín, bead of rosary.
Is é an chloch is mó, is lú, ar a phaidrín é, it is his greatest, his least, concern.
2. ~ den Phaidrín, decade of the Rosary.
An paidrín páirteach, the family rosary.
~ an bhaic, ~ an iarta, ~ an phaidrín, hole in chimney corner (as receptacle).