EXACT MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
nasc1, m. (gs. & npl. naisc, gpl. ~). Tie; tether, chain; link, clasp, bond. 1. ~ a chur ar rudaí, to fasten, link, things together. ~ a chur ar dhuine, to bind, chain, s.o.; to place a binding obligation on s.o. ~ gaoil, carthanachta, tie of blood, of friendship. Lit: ~ niadh, warrior’s collar. 2. Ar ~, (of animal) (i) tied in stall, (ii) led by a rope. Cuir na caoirigh ar ~, tie the sheep together. Tá sé ar ~ aici, she has him on a string. 3. Mus:~ (ar nótaí), tie. 4. Ch: Bond. ~ ianach, ionic bond. ~ comhfhiúsach, comhordanáideach, co-valent, co-ordinate, bond. (Var: f, npl. ~a)
nasc2, v.t. & i. (pp. ~tha). Tie, bind; link, chain, tether. Rudaí a ~adh (le chéile), to bind things together. An margadh a ~adh, to bind the bargain. ~adh le rud, to link on to sth. ~adh ar dhuine rud a dhéanamh, to enjoin s.o. to do sth. Bó a ~adh, to tie, tether, a cow. Surg: Artaire a ~adh, to tie an artery. Carp: Cláir a ~adh, to table timbers. Nau: Téada a ~adh, to seize ropes together. Mil:Beaignití a ~adh, to fix bayonets. Mus: Nótaí ~tha, tied notes.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ a nascadh ar dhuine, to bind s.o. to his word.
~ adamhach, folaigh, gluaiseachta, nasctha, poitéinsiúil, statach, atomic, latent, motive, binding, potential, static, energy.
Nasc ~, electrovalent bond.