Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
leith
leith-
léith
leithcheal
leithe
léithe
leitheach
leithead
leitheadach
leitheadaigh
leitheadas
leitheadúlacht
leitheanna
leithéid
leithéis
leithéiseach
leithéisí
leitheog
léitheoir
léitheoireacht
leithghabh
leithghabháil
léithi
leithead, m. (gs. & npl. -thid, gpl. ~). 1. Breadth, width. (a) ~ ruda, the width of sth. Tá ~ an dorais ann, it is as wide as the door; he fills the doorway. ~ do bhoise, hand’s breadth. Tá ~ chroí do bhoise ann, it would fill the palm of your hand. ~ a ligean le rud, to widen, to let out, sth. Is ionann fad is ~ dó, it is as broad as it is long. Ar ~, in breadth, in width. Míle ar ~, a mile wide. ~ (iarnróid), (railway) gauge. Rud a thomhas ar a ~, to measure sth. along its breadth, crosswise. Ar a fhad is ar a ~, along its length and breadth, in its entirety. S.a. fad 1. (b) Area, space, of certain width. ~ talún, tíre, spread of land, of country. Níl uaidh ach ~ a leapa a fháil, all he wants is a place where he can lie down. Thug sé ~ a dhroma den urlár dó, he put him on the broad of his back on the floor. Bhí ~ ár mbonn, ár gcos, de thalamh na hÉireann againn, we had planted our feet on Irish soil. Buaileadh ~ a chraicinn air, he got a good hiding. Ar a ~ óir, for all the gold that would cover it. (c) Latitude. Sna leithid seo, in these latitudes. (d) Piece of cloth of certain width. ~ éadaigh, width of cloth. ~ mór, broad-cloth. ~ a chur i ngúna, to let a piece into a dress. (e) (Winnowing-)sheet. 2. Overweening pride, conceit, importance. Fear leithid, self-important man. Ag déanamh leithid, showing off. Tá talamh faoi le teann leithid, he is swelling with importance.
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IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Ar fad, ar leithead, ar airde, ar doimhneacht, ar tiús, in length, breadth, height, depth, thickness.
~ leithid, degree of latitude.
Fad, leithead, a chur le rud, to lengthen, widen, sth.
Fágadh sínte ar a fhad is ar a leithead é, he was sent sprawling.
Is é a fhad agus a leithead é; is é a fhad ar a ghiorracht é, that is the long and the short of it.
Tá fad, leithead, leis, it has been lengthened, widened.
Fad, leithead, airde, ruda a thomhas, to measure the length, the width, the height, of sth.
Tá sé míle ar leithead, ar thomhas mo shúl, it is a mile wide, as far as my eye can gauge.
