TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
meathlú, m. (gs. -laithe).1. vn. of meathlaigh1. 2. Decline, decay, failure, degeneration. Ar ~, declining, failing. Ar ~ sláinte, in failing health. 3. Biol: Devolution. (Var:meathló m)
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Torthaí ag meathlú, fruit decaying.
Sláinte ag meathlú, health failing.
Impireachtaí ag meathlú, empires declining.