ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Thug sé ~ ar na cnoic, he set out for the hills.
Macalla a bhaint as na cnoic, to get an echo from the hills.
~ cnoic, sléibhe, top of hill, of mountain.
~tar na daoine ar a chéile (ach ní chastar na cnoic ná na sléibhte), it is a small world (if one moves around).
~ cnoic, toinne, crest of hill, of wave.
~ cnoic, claí, bóthair, side of hill, of fence, of road.
Ná cuir chun cnoic é, don’t drive him to distraction.
Is glas na cnoic i bhfad uainn, ‘distant hills look green,’ distant prospects can be deceptively alluring.
Cois cnoic, balla, carraige, at the foot of a hill, of a wall, of a rock.
~ cnoic, carraige, front, face, of hill, of rock.
Bhí an ceo ag éirí de na cnoic, the mist was lifting from the hills. (Of surfacing)
Ní fhaca mé na cnoic chomh ~ sin le fada, I haven’t seen the hills so clearly defined this long time.
~ cnoic, dúin, top of hill, of fort.
Is ~ na cnoic i bhfad uainn, far-off hills are green.
2. ~ cnoic, sléibhe, shoulder of hill, of mountain.
Is ~ na cnoic is airde sa tír ~, they are the highest hills in the country.
~ balla, cruaiche, cnoic, bottom of wall, of stack, of hill.
~ sléibhe, cnoic, (stretch of) mountainside, hillside.
3. ~ cnoic, side, slope, of hill.
~ an ceo ar na cnoic, the mist lay on the hills.
~ a bhaint as na cnoic, to make the hills re-echo.
Isteach go ~ sna cnoic, well into the hills.
Leaca mhín cnoic, smooth slope of hill.
~ cnoic, aille, top of hill, of cliff.
Na cnoic i bhfad uainn, the distant hills.
Tá ~ aitinn ar na cnoic sin, there is a profusion of furze on those hills.
~ tí, loinge, cnoic, side of house, of ship, of hill.
Tá ~ cnoic sa bhóthar sin, that road winds uphill.
~ beag ar chliathán cnoic, a little spot on the side of a hill.
~ ar thaobh cnoic, situated on a hillside.
~ cnoic, sléibhe, side of hill, of mountain.
~ cnoic, ~ díobhaill, ~ millte, ‘fairy dart’, louping-ill.