EXACT MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
maos, m. (gs. -ois). Saturated state, saturation. (Chiefly in phrase) Ar ~, steeping, steeped; soaked, saturated. Rud a chur ar ~ in uisce, to steep sth. in water. Tá an talamh ar ~, the ground is sodden. Bhí mo chuid éadaigh ar ~, my clothes were soaking wet. Ar ~ sa tobán, steeping in the tub. Ar ~ le rud, drenched, saturated, with sth. Ar ~ in ól, i bpeaca, steeped in drink, in sin.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Rud a chur ar maos, ar crochadh, ar triomú, to put sth. to soak, to hang, to dry.
~adh ar maos ina chuid fola é, he was left weltering in his blood.
Maois gona ~, Moses with his migrating people.
Ar maos le sáile, soaked with brine.