EXACT MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
altaigh1, v.t. Give thanks (to God for sth.). Bia a altú, altú le bia, to say grace at meals. Ag altú buí, saying grace. An tsláinte a altú, to be thankful (to God) for good health. Má tá rud agat ~ é, if you are well off you should thank God for it. Nuair a bhí airgead aige níor ~ sé é, when he had money he did not appreciate it. Deoch altaithe, drink at end of meal.
altaigh2, gsm. of altach1,2.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~, míle ~, ~ agus buíochas, do Dhia; ~ buí le Dia, thanks be to God.
Altú na ~e, thanksgiving for alms, beggar’s thanks.
Altú do Dhia ar son na ~, thank God for His bounty.
~ tar éis altaithe, ‘hunger after thanksgiving’, lean diet.
~ altaithe, thank-offering.
~ altaithe, thanksgiving psalm.