Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
muinchille
muinchilleach
múincíneach
muine
muineach
muineacha
múineadh
muineál
muineálach
muingilt
muingleálaí
muiní
muinice
muiniceach
muiniceacht
muinigh
muinighneach
muiníl
muinille
muinín
muiníneach
muinirtle
muinisean
muineál, m. (gs. & npl. -níl, gpl. ~). Neck. 1. ~ fada, long neck. ~ a bhriseadh, a chasadh, to break, twist, a neck. Tá ~ righin air, he is stiff-necked, obstinate. Dul sa mhuineál ag duine, to take s.o. by the neck, to attack s.o. Tá siad sa mhuineál ar a chéile, they are at each other’s throats. S.a. ceann11(a). 2. Cu: ~ caoireola, neck of mutton. 3. Cost:~ gúna, neck of dress. ~ ard, íseal, high, low, neck. 4. ~ tíre, neck of land, isthmus. (Var: gs. & npl. muineáil; muinéal)
RELATED MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Is fada an muineál atá air, he has got such a long neck.
1. ~ an mhuiníl, the nape of the neck.
1. ~ allais, bealaidh, boilg, coime, coscáin, muinchille, muiníl, sweat-, grease-, belly-, waist-, brake-, wrist-, neck-, band.
~eadh a mhuineál, he sustained a broken neck.
Níl ansin ach ~ an ceann agus seachain an muineál, it is a mere quibble; it is six of one and half a dozen of the other.
~ an muineál aige, wring his neck.
Chomh cinnte is atá ~ ar do mhuineál, as sure as you are alive.
~ an mhuiníl, hollow at nape of neck.
D’fhág sé ~ mháis is mhuiníl air, he smote him hip and thigh.
Bain an choirt de do mhuineál, scrub the dirt off your neck.
I g~ a chinn is a mhuiníl, where his head and neck join.
Do mhuineál a chúbadh, to bend one’s neck.
~ an mhuiníl, nape of neck.
Rud a chur faoi do mhuineál, to put sth. round one’s neck.
~ cluaise, muiníl, back of ear, of neck.
Breith ar chúta an mhuiníl ar dhuine, to catch s.o. by the scruff of the neck.
Gheobhainn an muineál a chasadh aige, I could wring his neck.
D’fháiscfinn an muineál aige, I would wring his neck.
Rud a chur ~ do mhuineál, to put sth. round your neck.
Tá ~ mháis is mhuiníl orthu, they are beef to the heels.
~ a chur faoina mhuineál, to put a halter round his neck.
Craiceann, muineál, ~, white skin, neck.
Gheall sé mo mhuineál a bhriseadh, he vowed to break my neck.
An muineál lag in ~, the weakest goes to the wall.
Bhí ~ de mhuineál air, he had a powerful neck.
3. Muineál ~, thick neck.
Tá seithe, muineál, ~ air, he is thick-skinned, stiff-necked.
An ~ a chur faoi mhuineál duine, to put a noose around s.o.’s neck, to cause s.o. to be hanged.
I d~ a chinn is a mhuiníl, at the base of his skull.
