Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
éaglios
éaglórach
eaglú
éagluaisteach
éagmais
éagmaiseach
éagmhar
eagna
eagnach
éagnach
eagnacht
eagnaí
eagnaigh
éagnaigh
eagnaíoch
eagnaíocht
éagnairc
eagnamh
eagnú
éagobhsaí
éagobhsaíocht
éagóimheasta
éagóir
eagna, f. (gs. ~). 1. Wisdom. Fear na h~, the wise man. Mar a deir fear na h~, according to the sage. Prov: Tús na h~ eagla an Tiarna, wisdom begins with the fear of the Lord. 2. ~ (chinn), intelligence, understanding. ~ chinn a bheith agat, to be intelligent, able to comprehend. Ciall agus tuiscint agus ~ chinn, sense and understanding and intelligence. S.a. aos1 1.
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IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ eagna, intelligentsia.
Tuiscint, eagna, chaol, subtle perception, insight.
Eagna dhomhanda, worldly wisdom.
Níl ~ nach dtiteann néal air, Homer sometimes nods.
Ba é ~ oiliúna na heagna é, he was the nurturer of wisdom in his day.
~adh as a eagna é, he was commended for his wisdom.
~ ar eagna, i léann, person pre-eminent in wisdom, in learning.
Eagna shéimh, subtle intellect.
~ eagna, eolais, fountain of wisdom, of knowledge.
