áras, m. (gs. & npl. -ais, gpl. ~).1. Habitation, abode. ~ na hoíche a thabhairt do dhuine, to house s.o. for the night. Níl teach ná ~ aige, he has neither house nor home. ~ na naomh, the abode of the saints. In ~ mo chroí, abiding in my heart. 2. House, building. 3. Vessel. ~ fuail, chamber-pot. Árais tí, household vessels. 4. (Of uterus) In ~ an chléibh, in the womb. Bhí an bhó ag cur ~ an ghamhna amach, the cow had a prolapsus (at calving).