Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
maircréal
Máire
maireach
máireach
maireachtáil
máireoigín
mairfeacht
mairg
mairge
mairgiúil
mairgiúlacht
mairgneach
mairgréad
mairgtheanach
Máirín
mairiúint
mairléad
mairléar
mairlín
mairlínspíce
mairnéalach
mairnéalacht
máirseáil
mairg1, f. (gs. ~e, pl. ~í). 1. Woe, sorrow. Bheith faoi mhairg, to be afflicted, to sorrow. Mairgí móra, great calamities. Is iomaí rud ag cur ~e orthu, there are many things troubling them. Ná cuireadh sin ~ ort, don’t let that bother you. Ní dhearna sé ~ ar bith de, it didn’t cause him the least concern; he made no bones about it. Níl lá dá mhairg orm, I don’t regret it a bit. Is é an duine gan mhairg é, he is such an unconcerned, easy-going, man. Is iomaí ~ a bhaineann an saol as duine, the world is full of woe. Mo mhairg! Alas! 2. Woeful, miserable, person. Is í an mhairg í, she is to be pitied; she is such a miserable creature. 3. (With copula) Is ~, it is a pity, alas (that). Is ~ don té a rinne é, woe to him who did it. Is ~ a bhíos gan deartháir, it is sad to be without a brother. Is ~ a d’iarrfadh ciall ar pháistí, it would be foolish to expect children to have sense. Is ~ nach mbíonn foighne aige, one ought to have patience. Is ~ a bheadh ina mhuinín, I shouldn’t like to depend on him. Is ~ a labhair, I am sorry I spoke. Is ~ nár fhan sa bhaile, I wish I had stayed at home. Is ~ gan cabhair againn, it is a pity we have no help. Nach ~ nach raibh a fhios agam? How I wish I had known! Lit: ~ ár mná, woe betide our women.
mairg2 : marg2.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Níl ~ ná mairg air, nothing troubles him.
Is mairg a mbeadh doicheall roimh dheacair aige, one should face up to one’s troubles.
Is mairg a thugas ~ don óige, one should not disparage youth.
Is mairg a d’~fadh ciall ort, it would be foolish to expect you to have sense.
~, is mairg a labhair! Oh, I’m sorry I spoke!
Níl ~ ná mairg ann, he never complains; he is extremely quiet, subdued.
Is mairg a bheadh ag déanamh ~ dó, he has no intention of dying just yet.
Mairg dó ~ liomsa, woe to him if he should come up against me.
Is mairg a thaobhódh lena chabhair, I wouldn’t like to depend on his help.
Is mairg a loiscfeadh a thiompán leis, it would be a pity to waste one’s last resource on it.
