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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
snagaire
snagaireacht
snagaithe
snaganna
snagarsach
snagbhanna
snagcheol
snaidhm
snaidhmeach
snaidhmeacht
snaidhmeadóir
snaidhmeanna
snaidhmlása
snaidhmlásadóireacht
snaidhmthe
snaig
snáigh
snaimeadóir
snáimh
snáimht(h)eoir
snaisín
snáite
snáiteoireacht
snaidhm1, f. (gs. ~e, pl. ~eanna). Knot. 1. (a) ~ chrua, dhúbailte, double-knot; fast knot. ~ chúrsála, reef-knot. ~ an fhíodóra, weaver’s knot. ~ an ghaid, running knot (on halter, lasso, etc.). ~ reatha, ~ ruthaig, running knot; slip-knot. ~ shaile, timber-hitch. S.a. téadán. (b) ~ lúibe, bow-knot. ~ an mhairnéalaigh, sailor’s knot. ~ sheirce, love-knot. (c) ~ na péiste, ‘serpent’s knot’ (as part of charm to cure colic in cattle).(d) ~ a chur, a scaoileadh, to tie, to undo, a knot. Cuir ~ nó caillfidh tú dhá ghreim, a stitch in time saves nine. 2. Bond. ~ chairdis, bond of friendship. ~ an phósta, tie of marriage. Cuireadh ~ na cléire orthu, they were married in church. Is fusa ~ a chur ná a bhaint, it is easier to enter into an obligation than to get out of it. Chuir siad ~ lena dteanga nach scaoilfidh siad lena gcár, (of married persons) ‘they have tied a knot with their tongues that they will not undo with their teeth’. 3. (Physical) constriction, contortion. ~ sheicne, strangulated hernia. Bhí ~eanna ar mo phutóga le hocras, I had griping pains from hunger. Bhí ~ ar mo chroí, my heart was aching. Tháinig ~eanna ar a aghaidh, his face contorted. Tá ~eanna ar a taobh ag gáire, she is in stitches from laughing. Bhí ~ ar mo theanga, (i) I was tongue-tied, (ii) my lips were sealed. 4. Const: Tie, brace. Lán go ~, full up; crowded. 5. Nau: ~eanna = stuimine. 6. Anat: ~ chnámh, juncture of bones, joint. 7. Difficulty, problem. Scaoileadh na ~e, (in story, etc.) unravelling of plot. Ní réidh an t~ í le scaoileadh, it is not an easy problem to solve. 8. ~ (de bhata), blow of stick.
snaidhm2, v.t. & i. (vn. ~eadh m, gs. & pp. ~the). 1. Knot; bind, tie, entwine; join, unite. Sreangáin a shnaidhmeadh, to knot strings. Do mhéara a shnaidhmeadh ina chéile, to entwine one’s fingers. Shnaidhm siad iad féin ina chéile, they embraced each other. Const: Adhmaid, cúplaí, a shnaidhmeadh, to brace timbers, (roof-)couples. Maide ~the, tie-beam. Clocha ~the, toothing-stones. ~eadh le duine, to unite (in marriage) with s.o. Cairdeas a shnaidhmeadh idir dhaoine, to bind people together in friendship. 2. Anat: Knit.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Snaidhm bhog, loose knot.
Bhog an tsnaidhm liom, the knot came away with me.
Snaidhm chrua, fast knot.
Snaidhm a chur, to tie a knot.
Snaidhm a chur ar rud, to tie a knot on sth.
Snaidhm dhocht, tight knot.
Snaidhm dhoscaoilte, fast knot.
Téad, snaidhm, a fháscadh, to tighten a rope, a knot.
Snaidhm a ghearradh, to cut a knot.
Tá ~ ar a theanga, he is tongue-tied.
~ caoch, fagóideachta, laisce, slabhra, snaidhme, trasna, slip-, faggoting-, whip-, chain-, knot-, cross-, stitch.
Snaidhm ~, tieable knot.
Rudaí a cheangal, a shnaidhmeadh, le chéile, to tie, knot, things together.
~ ceangail, snaidhmthe, tie-beam.
~ an tsnaidhm, the knot slipped.
Snaidhm, ceangal, a ~eadh, to undo a knot, a binding.
~ snaidhme, ceangail, untying of knot, of binding.
Snaidhm seirce, true-love knot.
Níl ~ ná snaidhm le cur i ngeall agam, ‘I have neither a thread nor a stitch at stake’, I have nothing to lose.
~ snaidhme, stopper.
Theann mé na snaidhmeanna, I tightened the knots.
