Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
scinc
scinceáil
scine
scineach
scing
scingeadóir
scinín
scinn
scinneadh
scinneog
scinnid
scinnide
scinnideach
scinniúint
scinnte
sciob
scíob
sciobadh
sciobaire
sciobairle
sciobal
sciobalta
sciobarnach
scinn, v.i. 1. Start, spring. ~eadh i leataobh, to start aside. ~ an capall, the horse shied. ~ sé nuair a labhair mé leis, he gave a sudden start when I spoke to him. 2. Dart, rush. ~eadh chun siúil, to rush off. ~ siad síos chun na farraige, they dashed down to the sea. ~ an carr tharainn, the car shot past us. 3. Spring, gush, forth. ~ an t-uisce amach, the water gushed out. 4. Fly up, out. ~ drithle as an tine, a spark flew out of the fire. ~ an chos as, the handle flew off it. 5. Glance, bounce, off. ~ an súiste den urlár, the flail bounced off the floor. Bhí na sleánna ag ~eadh dá sciatha, the spears were glancing off their shields. Ag ~eadh thar an uisce, skimming over the water. 6. Escape; depart suddenly. ~ an focal uaim, the word escaped my lips. ~ an t-anam asam, I got the fright of my life. ~ gach maitheas uainn, every good thing vanished from us. Prov: ~eann gráinne ón scilligeadh, ‘a grain escapes from the shelling,’ exceptional characters are to be found in all communities. 7. (a) ~eadh ó bhreoiteacht, to recover from illness. Is mór a ~ sé, he has improved a lot. (b) Tá sé ag ~eadh amach go breá, he is filling out well, becoming physically much improved.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Scinneadh do thaobh, to dart sideways.
