TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
fadhb, f. (gs. faidhbe, pl. ~anna). 1. Knot (in timber). 2. Callosity. 3. Lump (from blow); lump-raising blow. Bhuail sé ~ air, he gave him a hard knock. 4. Lumpy object. ~ chloiche, lump of stone. 5. Knotty problem, poser. ~ a fhuascailt, a réiteach, to solve a problem; to resolve a difficulty. Sin í an fhadhb, there’s the snag.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Fadhb chrua le réiteach, difficult problem to solve.
Fadhb a ~eadh, to solve a problem.
~ deacrachta, faidhbe, solution of difficulty, of problem.
~í faidhbe, terms of a problem.