Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
coitianta
coitiantacht
coitileán
cóitín
coitinn
coitinne
coitsín
col
cóla
colach
colafan
colaí
colaimbín
colaimneach
colaimneacha
colainn
colainne
coláiste
coláisteach
coláisteánach
colaistéaról
colam
colanda
col1, m. (gs. coil, pl. ~anna). 1. Prohibition, impediment (to marriage). (a)~gaoil, forbidden degree(s) of relationship. ~ fola, consanguinity. ~ uisce, spiritual impediment, affinity. ~ a réiteach, to settle degree of relationship; to dispense with prohibition of marriage. Ciorrú coil, violation of impediment to marriage; incest. (b) (In determining degrees of consanguinity) ~ ceathrair, ceathar, first cousin. ~ ceathracha, first cousins. ~ cúigir, first cousin once removed. ~ seisir, second cousin. ~ seachtair, second cousin once removed. ~ ochtair, third cousin. 2. Incest; wicked deed. ~ a dhéanamh, to do a wicked deed. An cholainn choil, the sinful flesh. Daoine a scar críne le ~, people who freed their old age from wickedness. Ort do chol duaise! May your dark deed fall on you! Confound you anyway! 3. Violation (of vow, etc.). ~ móide, violation of vow. ~ geise, breaking of prohibition, of taboo. 4. Aversion; distaste, repugnance. ~ a ghlacadh le duine, le rud, to take an aversion to s.o., to sth. Tá ~ agam leis, I dislike it. Bhí ~ orm é a dhéanamh, I felt a repugnance to doing it. Tá ~ air le feoil, he has a distaste for meat. Chuir an bia ~ orm, the food revolted me.
col2, m. (gs. & npl. coil, gpl. ~). Geog: Col.
col3(a)(i)-, pref. Chol-, chole-, cholo-
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~eadh siar as a cholainn é, he was made to suffer (physically) for it.
An cholainn a cheansú, to restrain the body, the flesh.
~ coil, incest.
I g~ dhaonna, in human body, incarnate.
Teacht i g~, to take human form.
An diabhal i g~ dhaonna, the devil incarnate.
Is é an tsaint i g~ dhaonna é, he is avarice personified.
Ina cholainn féin, in his own person.
Tá an cholainn claon, the flesh is weak.
Is deacair ceann críonna a chur ar cholainn óg, you can’t put an old head on young shoulders.
Ba tú an cholainn chneasta, you were a decent poor fellow.
~ a thabhairt do do cholainn, to mortify one’s body.
~ i gcolainn, defective, deformed, in body.
Fuair a cholainn ~, his body received the breath of life.
An cholainn a sháimhriú, to tranquillize the body.
Thugamar ~ dár gcolainn ar an léana, we stretched ourselves out on the lawn.
Fear a bhfuil ~ ina cholainn, a man of solid frame.
Bhí a cholainn á ~eadh, his body was wasting away.
