TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
tarbh1, m. (gs. & npl. tairbh, gpl. ~). 1. Bull. ~ tána, (of bull) leader of herd; Fig: ringleader. ~ róin, bull-seal. 2. Astr: An T~, Taurus. 3. Lit: ~ sliasta, thick of thigh, buttock.
tarbh-2, pref. Bull-; bull-like, massive, powerful.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ tairbh, leoin, roar of bull, lion.
~ tarbh, asal, bó, bellowing of bulls, braying of donkeys, lowing of cows.
Chugat an tarbh! Look out! The bull is coming at you.
Bó a chur chuig an tarbh, to put a cow to bull.
Chuir an tarbh an adharc go bun na ~e, go filleadh ~e, ann, the bull stuck his horn right into him.
Pholl an tarbh lena adharca é, the bull gored him with its horns.