Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Gramadach
Foghraíocht
croisínteacht
croit
croite
croíte
cróite
croitéir
croiteoir
croith
croíthailte
croíthe
croitheach
croítheacha
croitheadh
croitheán
croithleán
croithleánta
croithleog
croití
cróitín
croíúil
croíúlacht
crólag
crólinn
croith, v.t. & i. (pp. -ite). 1. Shake. (a) Chroith sé an teach, an talamh, it shook the house, the earth. Chroith sé an t-anam asam, it shook the life out of me. Bhí sé croite go maith, he was rather shaken. Tá cuma chroite air, he looks shaken. ~ an t-éadach, shake the cloth. ~ an deannach as, shake the dust off it. ~ an buidéal, shake the bottle. Ag ~eadh anonn is anall, ó thaobh go taobh, shaking, waving, back and forth, from side to side. ~ suas thú féin, shake yourself up. S.a. clog1. (b) Lámh a chroitheadh le duine, to shake s.o. by the hand. Ag ~eadh láimhe, lámh, le chéile, shaking hands with each other. (c) Do cheann a chroitheadh, to shake one’s head. Chroith sé a ghuaillí, he shook, shrugged, his shoulders. Tá an madra ag ~eadh a eireabaill, the dog is wagging his tail. ~ do chos, shake a leg. Tá sé ag ~eadh na gcos, he is giving his last kick, dying. Níor chroith sé cos, crúb, ní ba mhó, he never moved after that, he was quite dead. Prov: Is cuma leis an óige cá gcroithfidh sí a cos, youth must have its fling. 2. Scatter, sprinkle. Síol a chroitheadh, to scatter seed. Féar a chroitheadh (amach), to shake out, to ted, hay. Uisce, salann, a chroitheadh ar rud, to sprinkle water, salt, on sth. 3. (With ar, chuig, le) Wave (to), brandish (at). Tá siad ag ~eadh chugainn, linn, they are waving to us. Chroith siad ciarsúir, bratacha, linn, they waved handkerchiefs, flags, at us. Chroith sé an bata liom, he brandished the stick at me. Chroith sé a lámh, a cheann, orm, he beckoned to me with his hand, his head. ~ isteach, anall, ar ais, air, wave him in, over, back. ~ slán leis, wave him good-bye. 4 = croch2 5.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Ní ~ dó, leis, lámh a chroitheadh le daoine, he does not make a habit of shaking hands with people.
Croith an ~, ring the (hand-)bell.
~ a bhaint as duine, to give s.o. a shake, a jolt.
~ láimhe, handshake.
Bhí ~ lámh ansin, there were handshakes all round.
Le ~ dá cheann, with a shake of his head.
Tá sé sna croití deireanacha, he is in the throes of death.
3. ~ crúb, disease affecting hoofs of animals.
~ uisce choisricthe, the sprinkling of holy water.
Dá mbeadh ~ den aol air, if it were sprinkled with lime.
~ bratach, flag-waving.
Madra ag croitheadh a eireabaill, a dog wagging his tail.
~ a chroitheadh le duine, to shake hands with s.o.
Croitheadh an tsacáin, the last-born of the family.
