EXACT MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
cnap1, m. (gs. -aip, pl. ~anna). 1. Lit: Button; boss, stud. 2. Lump. ~ cloiche, lump of stone. ~ de bhuachaill, big lump of a boy. Bhí ~ ina scornach, there was a lump in his throat. 3. Heap. ~ cloch, gainimh, airgid, heap of stones, of sand, of money. Thit sé ina chnap, he fell in a heap. Tá sé ina chnap codlata, he is fast asleep. 4. Dense mass. ~ bolcáin, volcanic bomb. ~ scamall, mass of cloud. ~ farraige, swelling wave. ~ gaoithe, burst of wind. ~ báistí, uisce, sudden downpour. 5. Knock. Fuair sé ~ sa chúl, he was struck in the back. Thug sé ~ dá chionn, he took a knock over it, suffered for it. (Var: npl. cnaip, gpl. ~)
cnap2, v.t. (vn. ~adh m, gs. & pp. ~tha). 1. Heap, gather up. 2. Knock, raise lump(s) on. 3 = crap1. (Var:vn. ~áil f, ~aíl f)
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Angadh, ábhar, at, cnap, a dhéanamh, to form pus, matter, a swelling, a lump.
Tá sé ina chnap gan mhothú, he is an insensate heap, he is dead to the world.
Cnap, spuaic, a thógáil, to raise a lump, a blister.
Baineadh ~ asam ar chnap cloch, I stumbled over a heap of stones.