Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
lomriachtanas
lomscrios
lomtha
lomthach
lomtharnocht
lomthóir
lon
lón
lona
lónadóir
lónadóireacht
lonaidh
lónaigh
lonán
loncaird
lóncheannaí
londubh
long
longa
longach
longadán
longadánach
longadánacht
lón1, m. (gs. lóin, pl. ~ta). 1. Provision, supply; food, victuals, sustenance. ~ bia, éadaigh, adhmaid, earraí, supply of food, of clothing, of timber, of goods. ~ bóthair, provisions for journey. ~ anama, spiritual sustenance; viaticum. ~ cogaidh, war stores, munitions. ~ lámhaigh, supply of ammunition. ~ tí, loinge, provisions for house, for ship. ~ a chur i dteach, i mbád, to stock a house, a boat. Chuireamar isteach ~, we laid in supplies. ~seachtaine, bliana, week’s, year’s, supply. ~ a dhéanamh do rud, to make provision for sth. Ag cruinniú lóin, gathering provisions; gathering store, wealth. Ag déanamh lóin den phingin, hoarding pennies. Fig: Tá sé ag bailiú lóin chugam, he is laying something in store for me. Bhí ~ beag airgid déanta agam, I had put a little money by. Ar bheagán lóin, poorly supplied. Is beag an ~, mar ~, duit é, it won’t do you for long. Ár ~ laethúil, our daily provisions; our daily bread. Is maith an ~ grásta Dé, the grace of God is sure sustenance. Ceannaí lóin, provision merchant. Long lóin, supply ship. 2. (a) Repast, collation. ~ na hoíche, nightly repast, supper. (b) Lunch, luncheon. Am lóin, lunch-time.
lón2, m = luan1,2.
lón3 = lónaigh.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ lóin, lunch-time.
~ lóin, lunch-time.
Lón caite na bliana, the year’s supply.
Chaolaigh siad (ar) mo chuid, mo lón, they diminished my share. my provision.
Má bhíonn long is lón agat gheobhaidh tú ~ (uair éigin), patience is always rewarded.
Lón a chur isteach, to lay in provisions.
Lón, bun maith, an cíos, a dhéanamh, to make provision, a good beginning, the rent.
~ míosa de lón, a month’s supply of provisions.
Tá mo lón ag dul i n~, my provisions are running out.
Fuair mé lón seachtaine, I got a week’s provisions.
Lón geimhridh, winter supply.
Tá mo lón ídithe, my store is spent.
Bhí lón bliana ~ againn, we had laid in a year’s supply.
~ an lóin, one-half of the provisions.
~ lóin, haversack.
2. ~ agus lón cogaidh, ordnance and supplies.
8. ~ (lóin), lunch-packet.
Tá ár lón rite, our supply is exhausted.
Bia, lón, a sholáthar, to gather food, provisions.
~ lóin, lunch interval.
Ag ~t lóin, drawing provisions.
Ní rachaidh an lón seachtain eile orainn, the provisions won’t last us another week.
Tá an lón ag ~ orainn, our provisions are giving out.
Thóg sé dhá thuras orthu an lón a bhailiú, they had to make two journeys to collect the provisions.
