soláthar, m. (gs. -air2, pl. -airtí).1. vn. of soláthair1. 2. Collection, procurement; supply, provision. ~ a dhéanamh do rud, to make provision for sth. ~ bia, airgid, riachtanas, provision of food, of money, of necessities. ~ uisce, water supply. Oifigeach soláthair, supply officer. Cumann soláthair, provident society. Mo sholáthar bliana, all I have gathered in a year. Rinne tú ~ maith ar na pinginí, you put a good few pence together. Is mó a mhála ná a sholáthar, he is never able to make ends meet. S.a. bolg12. (Var:soláthairtf)
Cé gur beag díol ~ caithfidh sé a sholáthar, ‘little as a wren needs it must gather it’, even the smallest necessities of life have to be provided for.