Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
scainnir
scainnreadh
scáinse
scáinte
scáinteach
scáinteacht
scáintí
scaip
scaipeach
scaipeacht
scaipeadh
scaipeadhach
scaipigh
scaipiúch
scaipthe
scaiptheach
scaiptheoir
scair
scairbh
scairbharántas
scairbheach
scairbhín
scairchaipiteal
scaip, v.t. & i. (pp. ~the). Scatter. 1. Rudaí a ~eadh ar an urlár, to scatter things on the floor. Ná ~ an siúcra, don’t spill the sugar. ~ a raibh sa mhála, everything in the bag fell out. 2. Spread. Scéala a ~eadh, to spread news. Sin mar a ~ an creideamh, that is how the faith spread. 3. Dissipate. ~ sé a chuid airgid, he squandered his money. Tá an ceo ag ~eadh, the fog is lifting. ~ siad a chlú, they spread ill report of him, ruined his reputation. 4. Disperse. ~ an cruinniú, the meeting dispersed. ~siad ar fud an bhaile, they scattered all over the town. ~ sé soir siar iad, he scattered them in all directions. 5. Mil: ~igí! Dismiss!
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Spréigh, scaip, ar, spread, scatter, over.
Mhill, scaip, siad a chlú, they defamed his character.
~ imtharraingthe, méadaithe, scaipthe, spréite, taifigh, attractive, magnifying, scattering, dispersive, resolving, power.
Tá scaipeadh is ~ orthu, they are dispersed far and wide.
Scaipeann sé ina mhámanna é, he throws it away in handfuls.
Scaip sé a raibh den ~ aige, he squandered everything he had.
~ nuachta, the spreading of news.
~ ceo, dissipation of fog.
~ maoine, the squandering of wealth.
~ daoine, dispersion of people.
Chuir na hurchair ~ iontu, the shots scattered them.
Tháinig ~ na mionéan, na n-éan fionn, orthu, they fled in all directions.
Intinn ~, confused mind.
Smaointe ~, disconnected thoughts.
Caint ~, incoherent speech.
Comhrá ~, disjointed conversation.
Eolas ~, sketchy information.
Scaip siad ~ siar, they scattered east and west, in all directions.
