TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
righin, a. (gsm. ~, gsf., npl. & comp. -ghne). 1. Tough; tenacious; unyielding, stubborn. Talamh ~, stiff land. Cíb ~, tough sedge. ~ le rómhar, le scoitheadh, hard to dig, to sever. Feoil ~, tough meat. Oibrí ~, tough, tenacious, worker. Asal ~, obstinate donkey. Tá seithe, muineál, ~ air, he is thick-skinned, stiff-necked. Tá turas ~ romhainn, we have a tough journey ahead of us. Bí ~ is rachaidh leat, persevere and you will succeed. 2. Slow, deliberate; lingering, tardy. Coiscéim mhall ~, slow and deliberate step. Tá sé ~ ag teacht, he is slow in coming. ~ sa chaint, slow of speech. Galar ~, lingering illness. 3. (Of fluids) Viscous, stringy, ropy. S.a. bainne 1.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ righin, milk sediment (on churn).
Tá ~ righin air, he is stiff-necked, obstinate.
Is righin a sheas sé an áit, he held on tenaciously to the place.
Tá ~ righin air, he is thick-skinned; he is getting on in years.