Saturday, June 16, 2012

Réamhamharc - Coinfheascar


coinfheascar / könïskəɾ  / f. 1. ~ mhaith / βãiç/ good evening AÓM1. 2.
/ kɔnəsgəɾ/ m. afternoon. AUA3. 3. m. evening (Ó Méith) POA1.

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Réamhamharc - Práinneach


práinneach a. busy. (a.) (Seanfhocal) bíonn sé chomh ~ le bean ag an
margadh (Na Feá) SÓH1. (b.) bhí sé iontach ~ he was very busy (Ó
Méith) RMC1.

Friday, April 27, 2012

Réamhamharc - thar


thar prep. (a.) thairis an choirp above/over the body (corpse) (Ó Méith) ENA2. (b.) tháinig sé thar n-ais he came back (Ó Méith) LÓM2. (c.) sin an buachaill a bhí ag tabhairt na cionnaí óga thar siúl that is the boy who was taking the young ones away (Ó Méith) BMC2.

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Réamharc - Cosúil

cosúil /kosəl/ [cf. Sc. G. cosail] a. 1. (a.) middling (Wag.), alright, fine. tá mé ~ I am middling (Ó Méith) AUA3. (b.) muise chan fheil mé ach ~ sure I am just alright (Ard Macha) PMCM. (c.) tá sé ~ it is fine (Ó Méith) ÉÓA1. 2. quite. (a.) tá sé ~ tirim It is quite dry (Ó Méith) AUA4. (b.) go raibh sé ag éirí ~ aosta he was becoming quite aged in appearance (Ó Méith) POA1. 3. reasonably. tá mé ~ saibhir I am reasonably rich (Ó Méith) BNC2. 4. comparable. chan fheil ins an Fheadh duine ar bith ~ leis there is no one in the Fews comparable to him (Na Feá) SÓH1.

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Réamh-amharc - geancánach

geancánach m. ‘fairy of a lower order and of vicious disposition’ (Ó Méith) LÓM1.

Sunday, February 19, 2012

Réamh-amharc - móirí

móirí f. grand mother (Ó Méith) AUA3. [cf. Manx Gaelic mwarree].

Sunday, February 5, 2012

Réamh-amharc - fáth

fáth m. goidé mar atá ’n ~ leat fhéin how are things? (Na Feá) SÓH1.

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