age1, s.1Aois f. aA man of middle age, fear meánaosta. He is past middle age, tá cnagaois aige. Of uncertain age, idir an dá aois. He is twenty years of age, tá sé fiche bliain d'aois. What age are you?cá haois thú? cén aois thú?He has a daughter your age, tá iníon aige atá comhaois leat. At his age, san aois a bhfuil sé. To be under age, bheith faoin aois. To be of (full) age, bheith in aois fir (mná). Coming of age, teacht in aois (fir, mná). To be over age (to do sth.), bheith thar an aois. He is of age to marry, tá aois a phósta aige. He does not look his age, níl a aois le haithint air. She might be of any age, ní bheadh a fhios ag duine cá haois í. They are of an age, comhaois iad. In his old age, in earr a shaoil. b(Old) age, an aois. S.a. OLD 1. 2aAois f, ré m. From age to age, ó aois go haois. The age we live in, an saol a bhfuilimid ann. The present age, an ghlúin atá anois ann. Archeol: The stone age, an chlochaois. The iron age, an iarannaois f. Hist: The Middle Ages, an mheánaois. Myth: The golden age, an ré órga. bF: It is an age, it is ages, since I saw him, ní fhacas leis na cianta é.
age2,1v.i.Téim in aois. He is ageing, tá an aois ag luí air; tá an seanduine ag teacht air. 2v.tr.Cuireann aois ar.