TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
lathach, f. (gs. -aí, pl. ~a). Mud, slush; slime. Ag únfairt sa ~, wallowing in the mud. ~ ar bhallaí, slime on walls. S.a. maidrín 2. (Var: lathaigh f)
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Ag fuirseadh tríd an lathach, plodding through the mud.
Ag iomlasc sa lathach, wallowing in the mud.
Do ~ a chur sa lathach, to dirty one’s hands, to engage in menial work.
~ lathaí, flounderer in the mud.
~ lathaí, (i) guttersnipe; menial, (ii) bedraggled person.
Ag maistreadh na lathaí, churning up the mud.
~ coille, ~ lathaí, marsh tit.
Ag ~eadh sa lathach, trailing in the mud.