TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
beiriú, m. (gs. -ithe).1. vn. of beirigh. 2. Boiling heat. Imeacht faoi bheiriú, to over-boil; to evaporate. Tá ~ sa lá inniu, it is a swelteringly hot day. Bhí ~ san fharraige, the sea was seething, agitated. 3. Burning sensation.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Uisce beirithe, boiling water.
Bheith beirithe ag, le, rud, to be scalded by sth.
Lá beirithe, sweltering day.
Duine beirithe, (i) touchy person, (ii) precocious, old-fashioned, person.
Tá a bhia beirithe, his number is up.
An bhfuil na prátaí beirithe? Is fada a ghabhann uathu, are the potatoes boiled? They are far from it.