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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
seanchailleach
seanchaint
seanchaíocht
seanchairt
seanchaite
seanchaithe
seanchara
seanchas
seanchasaí
seancheann
seanchleachtadh
seanchnámh
seanchodladh
seancholm
seanchríonna
seanchríonnacht
seanchuimhne
seanda
seandacht
seandaí
seandálaí
seandálaíoch
seandálaíocht
seanchas, m. (gs. -ais). 1. Lit: (a) Traditional law. An S~ Mór, (title of) collection of ancient Irish law-tracts. (b) Ancient history and tradition. (c) Genealogical information. S.a. ollamh 1(b). 2. Lore, tradition; (act of) story-telling. ~ baile, béil, na ndaoine, local, oral, popular, tradition. De réir seanchais, according to tradition. Tá ~ air, it is known in tradition, in story. ~ na n-éan, bird lore. 3. (Act of) talking, chatting, seeking information; informative talk, discussion. Bhí ~ fada againn, we had a long discussion. Tá ~ fada air, it is a long story. Bhí siad ag cur do sheanchais, they were inquiring about you. Níor chuir sé an ~ sin orm, he didn’t ask me for that information. Ní chuirfimid an ~ níos faide, we won’t pursue the matter any further. S.a. anachain, duáinín 2. (Var: gs. ~a; ~c m)
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Níl maith sa seanchas nuair a bhíos an ~ déanta, it is no use crying over spilt milk.
Chaoch sé le seanchas mé, he confounded me with ancient lore.
~ an tseanchais, self-heal.
Ag míniú seanchais, expounding ancient lore.
~ seanchais, le seanchas, chief historian.
~ cainte, seanchais, wealth of speech, of story-telling.
