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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
suaithnigh
suaithníocht
suaitreach
suaitreacht
sualach
Sualainnis
Sualannach
suan
suán
suanach
suánach
suanacht
suanaí
suanaíocht
suanán
suanbhruith
suanchógas
suanghalar
suanlaíoch
suanlios
suanmhaireacht
suanmhar
suanroscach
suan, m. (gs. -ain). Sleep, slumber. Dul chun suain, to go to sleep, to retire to rest. Chuir sí na páistí chun suain, she put the children to sleep. Tá siad ina ~ codlata, they are fast asleep. Tá ~ ag teacht orm, I feel drowsy. Faoi shuan, at rest, asleep. S.a. biorán1 1, bradach2 1, deoch1 1.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Suan na muice bradaí, sly, ominous, silence.
~ sí, draoi, suain, fairy, druidic, sleep, charm.
~ chun suain, get off to sleep.
~ chodlata, ~ shuain, sleeping-draught.
Éirí as suan, to rise from sleep.
~ shuan, asleep.
Tá siad ag ~áil faoi chónaí, faoi shuan, they are going to rest, to sleep.
Ba ghairid mo shuan, my sleep was short.
~ suain, sleeping facilities.
~ suain, uneven, uneasy, sleep.
Tá siad ag socrú chun suain, they are settling down to sleep.
I ~ suain, fast asleep.
Ag ~im chun suain, falling asleep.
Thit siad thart (ina gcodladh, chun suain), they dropped off (to sleep).
Tá siad ina d~ suain, they are fast asleep.
Is ~ a suan, they slumber deeply.
