EXACT MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
eiteach1, m. (gs. -tigh). Coll: 1. Wings; plumes, feathers. 2. Fins.
eiteach2, m. (gs. -tigh). 1. vn. of eitigh1. 2. Refusal. An t-~ a thabhairt do dhuine, to refuse s.o. Ní bheidh d’~ orm, I won’t refuse you. Ná glac ~ uaidh, don’t take no for an answer from him. ~ dearg, a flat refusal. (Var: ~táil f)
eiteach3, a1. 1. Winged; pennate, plumed, feathered. 2. Finned. S.a. cnó 2.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Níor eitigh páipéar bán ~ riamh, [’blank paper never rejected ink’, youth is impressionable.
Rinne siad eití catha dá marcshlua, they placed their cavalry on the wings.
Duine a eiteach faoi rud, to refuse sth. to s.o.
~ caipín, eiteach, sciathánach, cap-, wing-, thumb-, screw.