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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
somhúinte
somhúinteacht
somhúnlaithe
somhúnlaitheacht
somóg
sompal
son
sona
sonach
sonáid
sonaídeach
sonáidín
sonaíoch
sonairt
sonairte
sonarach
sonas
sonasach
sonc
soncáil
soncam
sonda
sondáil
sona, a3. Happy, lucky, fortunate. Tá saol ~ acu, they have a happy life. Tá siad (go) ~ sásta, they are happy and content. Nollaig shona, a happy Christmas. Ba shona an lá dó é, it was a happy day for him. Tá do lámh ~, you have a happy hand, a happy knack of doing the right thing. Deir siad nach bhfuil an Aoine ~, they say that Friday is not lucky. Níl sé ceart ná ~, it is not right or proper. Níl sé ~ a bheith ag caint air, it is not good to talk about it. Prov: Fanann fear ~ le séan, ‘the lucky man waits for the lucky moment’, luck is largely a matter of opportunity. S.a. cú 1. (Var: ~í)
