Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
camshrón
camshrónach
camshúileach
camshúilí
camstarrán
camtha
camthaí
can
cana
cána
canablach
canablacht
canach
cánach
canachán
cánachas
canad
canadh
cánadh
canaigh
cánaigh
canáil
cánáil
can1, m. (gs. ~a). 1. Sawdust, shavings. 2. Stain, dirt-mark. 3. Dandruff.
can2, s. & interr. adv. 1. Way, state. (In phrases) Sa chan céanna, in the same way, in the same condition. Conas tá tú? An ~ céanna, how are you? The same as usual. 2. Lit: Whence. ~ duit? Where are you from? Ní fios (cia) ~ a chineál, no one knows where his people came from.
can3, v.t. & i. (vn. ~adh m, gs. ~ta). 1. Chant, sing. Na sailm a chanadh, to chant the psalms. Amhrán a chanadh, to sing a song. 2. Speak, talk. ~ focal nó dhó, speak a word or two; be reserved in your speech. ~ leat, speak on. Chan sé air sin, he talked about that. Níor chan mé ach an fhírinne, I spoke only the truth. Fear nár chan bréag, a man who did not lie. Tá sé ~ta (riamh) go, it is an old saying that. Prov: ~ an rud is áil leat agus cluinfidh tú an rud nach áil leat, say what you like and you will hear what you won’t like. 3. Lit: Call, name. Ór ~adh Caiseal, from whom Cashel was named. Créad fá gcantar abhaill leis? Why is it called an apple-tree? 4. Lit: D.M. ro-chan, (of poem) D.M. was the composer.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ a chanadh, to chant a spell.
~ aráin, feola, hunk of bread, of meat.
Cailín ~, lovely girl.
Is ~ an chulaith éadaigh í, it is a beautiful suit of clothes.
Chan ólaim é, I do not, will not, drink it.
Chan fhuil sin ceart, that is not right.
Chan óladh sé mórán, he used not drink much.
chan used with other parts of speech)
Chan mé is cúis leis, I am not the cause of it.
Chan tú Séamas, you are not, you are unlike, Séamas.
Chan é Dia é, he is not God.
Chan ort a bhíomar ag caint, we were not talking about you.
Chan in aisce a fuair mé é, I did not get it for nothing.
Chan díth nár mhaith leis é, it is not that he wouldn’t like it; he would like it very much (but).
Chan (é) amháin sin, not only that.
~ mórán agus can beagán, ‘do much and say little’, actions speak louder than words.
~ mórán agus can beagán, [’hear much and say little’, be patient in hearing and reserved in speech.
Inis dom is ná can ~, tell me and tell no lie.
Ag ceiliúradh, ag canadh, na d~, chanting the hours.
