Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
Búdaíoch
búdán
budh
budóg
budragár
bugaí
bugha
buí
buíán
buíbhallach
buíbhán
buíbhreac
buíc
buicéad
buíche
búiche
buicí
buicín
buicinis
buidéal
buidéalaí
buidéalaigh
buidh
buí could be a grammatical form of:
buígh »
buí1, s. Thanks, gratitude. (In phrases) A bhuí le Dia, thanks be to God (for it). Ba bhuí bocht liom cupán tae a fháil, I was more than glad to get a cup of tea. Is ~ bocht, ~ déirce, leo an méid sin féin a fháil, they are humbly grateful to get even that much. Is ~ le bocht an beagán, we must be thankful for small mercies. Lit: Cé fuar bheirid a bhuí, although they give cold thanks for it.
buí2, m. (gs. ~, pl. ~onna). 1. Yellow. Is geal an ~ san oíche, yellow is bright, easily seen, at night. 2. Bot: ~ na n-iníon, na mbáb, spurge. ~ cumhra, mignonette. ~ mór, dyer’s rocket. 3. (a) Yellow blight. (b) Yellow plague. 4. f. (gs. ~). (Name for) yellow cow.
buí3, a3. 1. Yellow. Dath, éadach, ~, yellow colour, cloth. Ór ~, yellow gold. Gine ~, yellow, golden, guinea. Solas ~ gréine, golden sunlight. Lá ~ Bealtaine, golden, merry, May Day. S.a. airgead 1, arán 1, bainne 1, bile 4, feamainn, ga1 3(c), gabha 1, lus, miotóg1 2, míol 1, seabhac 1. 2. (Of skin) Sallow. ~ sa chraiceann, sallow-skinned, of sallow complexion. Na ciníocha ~, the yellow races. S.a. fiabhras. 3. Tan. ~ le grian, ón ngrian, tanned by the sun. Bróga ~, tan shoes. 4. Fear B~, Orangeman. 5. Iasc ~, dried fish. 6. (Disparagingly) An gadaí, diabhal, ~, the yellow, ugly-looking, thief, devil. Más peaca a bheith ~ tá na mílte damanta, ‘if it’s a sin to be sallow thousands are damned’, beauty is only skin deep. 7. (In phrases, used for emphasis) Is fada ~ ó am scoir é, it is very far from being time to knock off. Tá an t-eadra ~ ann, the morning is far spent.
RELATED MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Buí ag an ngrian, tanned by the sun.
~ buí, geal, rua, gold, silver, copper, money.
Ag altú buí, saying grace.
~, míle ~, ~ agus buíochas, do Dhia; ~ buí le Dia, thanks be to God.
bhuí, yellow clay.
~ buí, mine buí, bread containing a mixture of Indian meal.
Tá sé buí as a cheannaithe, he is yellow-featured.
~ buí, beestings.
~ buí, gairdín, yellow, garden, balsam.
Craiceann buí bealaithe, yellow oily skin.
~ buí, corn marigold.
Ar bhiorán buí bhuailfinn é, for two pins I’d strike him.
~ buí, pollock.
1. ~ (buí, léana), bittern.
~ (mine) buí, Indian-meal porridge.
~ buí, rua, brown trout.
~ (buí), ragweed, ragwort.
3. ~ (buí), corn marigold.
~ na luatha (buí), (i) sit-by-the-fire, (ii) cinderella.
~ na luatha (buí), cinderella.
~a buí arda, high gates.
~ bhuí, ghorm, yellow, blue, clay.
Tá ~ bhuí ann, there is a yellow streak in him.
Tagann an chré bhuí aníos, bad qualities (in man, beast) are bound to show.
Tá sé ina dhiabhal; is é an ~ buí é; tá an ~ istigh ann, ina bholg, he is a devil, the very devil, a real mischief-maker.
~ bhuí, (viscous) yellow clay.
~ Mhuire, ~ buí, (kinds of) centaury.
~ bhuí, knotted wrack.
~ buí, yellow fever.
~ buí, hemp nettle.
~ buí, ~ óir, goldsmith.
~ buí, jaundice.
Scéal an ghamhna bhuí, long-drawn-out story; tale of a tub, idle fiction.
~ bhuí, greater celandine.
~ buí, ~ óir, golden guinea.
~ bhán, bhuí, white, yellow, pine(wood).
~ bhán, bhuí, liath, white, yellow, grey, wagtail.
~ buí, maize.
2. ~ buí, ~ núis, ~ thúis, beestings.
~ buí, dried fish.
~ (buí), marsh-mallow.
~ mhine coirce, mhine buí, oatmeal, Indian-meal, porridge.
~ bhuí, yellow, jaundiced, appearance; jaundice.
Tiocfaidh an ~ bhuí air, he will have a fit.
Ghoill sé orm go ~ bhuí na gcaolán, it went to my very heart.
1. ~ bhán, bhuí, dhearg, white, yellow, red, lead.
~ bhuí, bhán, yellow, white, ashes; dead ashes.
~ buí Bealtaine, marsh marigold.
~ na súl buí, charlock.
~ buí, marly yellow subsoil.
