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Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Gramadach
Foghraíocht
mórshiúlach
mórshlua
mórshrónach
mórshúil
mort
mortabháil
mórtachas
mórtas
mórtasach
mórtha
mórthaibhseach
mórthaispeántas
mórthéarma
mórthimpeall
mórthír
mórthomhas
mórthráthach
mortlaidh
mortlaíocht
mortmhán
móruchtúil
mos
mós
mórtas, m. (gs. -ais). 1. Pride, haughtiness; boastfulness. ~ a bheith ort as, faoi, rud, to be proud of sth. ~ a dhéanamh as rud, to speak with pride of sth; to boast of sth. ~ cine, pride of race. Ag déanamh mórtais as a mhuintir féin, bragging about his own people. As ~ a dúirt sé é, he said it out of pride. Tá ábhar mórtais aige, he has something to brag about. Baineadh an ~ as, his pride was humbled. Tá an ~ sin iontu, they have that haughty streak in them. ~ thóin gan taca, pride that cannot be sustained. 2. High spirits, exultation. Glac meanma is ~, take heart and spirit. 3. Nau: Swell. Bhí ~ farraige ann, a heavy sea was running. In éadan an mhórtais, against the swelling flood. 4 = mórtachas. (Var: mórtais f)
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
I m~ le mórtas, puffed up with importance.
Ag ~adh le mórtas, swelling with importance.
~ é (an) mórtas a bhí air! How proud he was!
Mórtas, gaisce, a dhéanamh as rud, to boast, vaunt, about sth.
Mórtas ~, vain boasting.
Is mór a d’~ an mórtas de, he is not nearly as boastful as he was.
Bíodh sin aige lena chuid mórtais, let him take that for being so boastful.
~ díot an mórtas, give over your boasting.
Chuaigh an mórtas ina thóin dó, his pride took a nasty fall.
