ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
A athair agus a mháthair, his father and mother.
A hathair agus a máthair, her father and mother.
Déarfaidh mé thú le d’athair, I’ll report you to your father.
An t-athair ~ an mac, the father and the son.
Aireoidh siad (uathu) a n-athair, they will miss their father.
Is ~ an mac é, like father like son.
Athair, máthair, mac, ~a, foster-father, -mother, -son.
An tAthair Seán, Father Seán.
Nuair a bhí m’athair ~, when my father was alive.
Tá m’athair ~ orm, my father is down on me.
~ an Athar, the only-begotten of the Father.
Baisteadh as a athair é, he was named after his father.
~ altrama, foster-father.
~ clainne, muintire, teaghlaigh, the father of a family.
Dia an tA~, God the Father.
An tA~ Síoraí, the Eternal Father.
Ár nA~, the Our Father, paternoster.
An tA~ Naofa, the Holy Father, the Pope.
~ faoistine, father confessor.
An tA~ Seán Ó Néill, Father Seán O’Neill.
Ó ~ go mac; ón ~ go dtí an mac, from father to son; in direct line.
Is é a athair ar a, ina, ~ é, he is the very image of his father.
Is é a athair ar ~ é! He is the very image of his father!
~ a athair, athar, with his father.
~eadh as a athair é, he was christened after his father.
A athair ~, a mháthair bheag, a leanbh ~, dear father, mother, child.
Ó ~eadh a n-athair, since their father died.
Cad é a dhéanfadh mac an chait ach luch a mharú? Like father like son.
~ maith mná, páistí, good husband, father.
Ba cheart dó a bheith láidir má lean sé a athair, he should be strong if he took after his father.
Mar a bhíos an cú mór bíonn an ~, like father like son.
D’fhan sé ar chomhairle a athar, he let his father direct him.
Tá sé ~ lena athair, he is like his father.
Is tú ~ d’athar, you are the very image of your father.
Chronaigh siad a n-athair, they missed their father.
Is é a athair ina chruth daonna é, he is the very image of his father.
Mar a bhíos an ~ mór bíonn an coileán, like father like son.
Chuimhnigh mé ar a athair leis, he reminded me of his father.
Thug sí dá hathair, dá máthair, é, she gave it to her father, to her mother.
Is é mac a dhaid é, he takes after his father.
D~ na Nollag, Father Christmas.
~ le m’athair gur mhaith mar a rinneamar é, my father thought we acted properly in the matter.
Is ~ lena athair é, he looks like his father.
Dá gcuideofá liom mar a dhéanadh d’athair, if you would help me as your father used to do.
2. D~ an tAthair, an Mac, an Spiorad Naomh, God the Father, the Son, the Holy Ghost.
Mac i n~ an athar, a son in succession to the father.
An t-athair i n~ a mhic, the father mourning his son.
Ní dhiúltófá d’athair féin, you would not deny your own father.
1. D’athair, do mhac, d’fhocal, do fhreagra, your father, your son, your word, your answer.