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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
slapar
slaparáilte
slaparnach
slapóg
slaprach
slas
slascairt
slat
slatach
slatáil
slataire
slatamáil
slatbhalla
slatfhear
slatfholt
sláthach
sláthaí
slathairt
slatiarann
slatmhargadh
slatóg
slátóg
slatóir
slat1, f. (gs. -aite, npl. ~a, gpl. ~). 1. Rod. (a) Slender stick; cane, switch. ~ sailí, choill, sally-, hazel-, rod. An t~ a thabhairt do dhuine, to take the rod to s.o. Bhain sé ~ a sciúr é féin, he cut a rod for his own back. ~ bhuachailleachta, tiomána, rod used to herd, to drive, cattle. ~ iascaigh, iascaireachta, fishing-rod. ~ ribe, rod with snare attached. ~ chlaímh, sword-stick. ~ mhaoile, strickle (for levelling). (b) Wand. ~ draíochta, magic wand. ~ ríoga, sceptre. Bheith faoi shlat ag duine, to be ruled by s.o., to be under s.o.’s thumb. ~ mhaoraíochta, big stick, control, coercion. (c) Slender bar. ~ chopair, iarainn, copper, iron, rod. ~ croiche, transverse bar of pot-rack. ~ chuirtín, curtain-rod. ~ ghunna, ramrod. ~ loine, piston-rod. ~ phota, pot-hook. ~ teallaigh, fire-iron. ~ tumtha, dip-stick. El: ~ charbóin, since, carbon, zinc, rod. S.a. crios 3. (d) ~ tomhais, measuring-rod; yardstick, criterion. ~ a chur ar rud, to measure sth.; to run the rule over sth. Dá gcuirfeá ~ ar Éirinn (ní bhfaighfeá a leithéid), if you were to search the whole of Ireland (you wouldn’t find the like of it). ~ dá thomhas féin a thabhairt do dhuine, to pay s.o. in his own coin. (e) Rail. ~ staighre, stair-rail. ~ droichid, rail guarding side of bridge. (f) Nau: ~ bhéil, ~ bhoird, gunwale. Tá sí síos go ~ an bhéil, it (boat) is down to the gunwale, heavily loaded. (g)Nau: ~ seoil, sail-yard. ~ bhrataí, jack-staff. (h) ~ droma, backbone. Síneadh ar shlat a dhroma, ar shlat chúl a chinn, é, he was stretched on the broad of his back. (i) Arb: ~a dubha, mountain willow. S.a. domhnach 1. (j) Algae: ~a mara, sea-rods. S.a. ceann1 1(l). (k) Bot:~a gorma, bitter-sweet, woody nightshade. ~a dearga, spotted knot-grass. (l) Sapling, slip, scion. ~ de bhuachaill, de chailín, slip of a boy, of a girl. (m) Astr: ~ an Rí, an Bhodaigh, an Cheannaí, belt of Orion. (n) Physiol: ~ (fhearga), penis. 2. Meas: Yard. ~ ar fad, a yard long. Rud a thomhas ina shlata, to measure sth. in yards. ~ éadaigh, yard of cloth. S.a. cóta 2. 3. (pl.) Outskirts. Ar shlata na cathrach, on the outskirts of the city. (Var: pl. ~acha)
slat2, v.t. (vn. ~adh m, gs. & pp. ~a). Lit: Beat with rods, switch, scourge. (Var: ~aigh)
slat3 = slad1,2.
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Bhí slat aige, he had a rod.
Ar a ghlúine, ar shlat a dhroma, on his knees, on the flat of his back.
Craobh, slat, a bhaint, to cut a branch, a rod.
Tabhair ~ don bhodach agus tabharfaidh sé féin slat leis, give him an inch and he’ll take an ell.
~ méire, slaite, tip of finger, of rod.
Bain ~ slaite dom, cut a slip to make a rod for me.
Bheith bliain d’aois, troigh ar airde, slat ar fad, tonna meáchain, punt an chloch, to be a year old, a foot high, a yard long, a ton weight, a pound a stone.
Tá sé céad slat as seo, míle ón trá, siúl uaire chun na páirce, it is a hundred yards from here, a mile from the strand, an hour’s walk to the park.
Bhain sé slat a bhuailfeas é féin, he has cut a rod for his own back.
~ slaite, thick end of rod.
Chaill mé slat an iarraidh sin, I was set back a yard that time.
Slat chaol, thin rod.
Slat cheangail, tie-rod, link.
~a slat, oarweed (Laminaria cloustoni).
Slat is ~, a yard and a quarter. (Of weight)
Slat choill, hazel-rod; dowsing-rod.
Slat, coinneal, bos, chorr, tapering rod, candle, hand.
~ shlat, thick bundle of rods.
Ó bhí sé i g~ na cabhlach; ó rinne slat ~ dó, since he was a little child.
3. Slata creasa, rods in weaver’s loom.
Naoi g~ i slat, nine fingers to a yard.
Lann, léine, slat, chruach, steel blade, vest, rod.
Duine a chur ar a chosa, ar shlat a dhroma, to put s.o. on his feet, on the flat of his back.
Riail, slat tomhais, a chur ar rud, to run a rule, a measuring-rod, over sth.
Is í an tslat chumhra is umhaile dá húll, the young twig bends lowest with its apple.
cinn) Aon slat ~, eleven yards.
~ slata, ~ n-acra, ten yards, ten acres.
~ na Pailme, na hImrime, an Iúir, na Slat, na Toirnéise, Palm Sunday.
Briocht, cochall, slat, ceo, ~a, magic spell, cloak, wand, mist.
~ na slaite, chastisement with the rod.
Dá siúlfá ~, dá gcuirfeá slat ar Éirinn, ní bhfaighfeá a leithéid, if you were to travel, to search, all Ireland, you would not get the like of it.
Slat ar ~, a yard long.
D’fhág sé ~a sna lámha agam le slat, he welted me on the hands with a rod.
Slata, folt, a fhí, to weave, plait, rods, hair.
Slat ghlas, green rod.
Duine a ghreadadh le dorn, le slat, le fuip, to strike s.o. heavily with a fist, with a rod, with a whip.
~ slaite, angling.
Bád, slat, ~a, fishing-boat, -rod.
Slat iúir, yew rod.
~ slat eile leis, let it out another yard.
~ uait an tslat, let go the rod; put down the rod.
Fáinne, slat, ~, piston-ring, -rod.
Slat, bogha, a ~adh, to bend a rod, a bow.
~ slaite, galúin, yard, gallon, measure.
Fuair sé an tslat ~, he got a sound caning.
Cúig slata uait, five yards from you.
Slat agus ~, hook and perforated bar (for hanging pot, etc., over fire).
Ar ~ céad slat, at one hundred yards range.
Slat an Rí, Belt of Orion.
~ slat iascaireachta, reel of fishing-rod.
