éad, m. (gs. ~a). Jealousy; envy, emulation. 1. ~ a bheith ort le duine; bheith in ~ le duine, to be jealous of s.o. ~ a bheith ionat, to be of a jealous disposition. Tá ~ aige liom, chugam, he envies me. S.a. iomaidh. 2. (As vn.)Bheith ag ~ le duine, to be jealous of s.o., to envy s.o. Tá sé ag ~ lena bhean, le fir eile, he is jealous of his wife, of other men. Bíonn mná ag ~ le chéile, women are envious of one another. Tá na páistí ag ~ le chéile faoi na milseáin, the children are acting jealously towards each other over the sweets. Tá an tír ag ~ leis, he is the envy of the country.