Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
scríofa
scriogach
scriollach
scrioma
scriopa
scrioptúr
scrioptúrtha
scrios
scriosach
scriosadóir
scriosaire
scriosán
scriosbhuille
scriosta
scriostóir
scriostóireacht
scriosúil
scriosúnach
scriotharnach
script
scriptscríbhneoir
scris
scríste
scrios1, m. (gs. ~ta). 1. Destruction, ruin. Tháinig ~ ar shaol na tuaithe, the life of the countryside was destroyed. Rinneadh ~ ar na barra, the crops were ruined. Níl ~ i dtír ach é, it is utterly ruinous. Déanfaidh siad ~, they will create havoc; they will kick up a rumpus. (As imprecation) ~ (fia) orm (má), I’m jiggered (if). ~ (lom, dearg) orthu! Blast them! 2. (a) Scrapings, parings. ~ ingne, nail-parings. Lit: Scian scris, scraping-knife. (b) Light covering. Cuir ~ beag ar an iomaire, put a little soil on top of the ridge. 3. Var. vn. of scrios2.
scrios2, v.t. & i. (vn. ~adh m, gs. ~ta). 1. (a) Scrape, tear, off. ~ an mheirg de, scrape the rust off it. Ná ~ an craiceann díot féin, don’t tear the skin off yourself. Tá siad ag ~adh an chrainn, they are barking the tree. ~ sé díom, it scraped off, grazed, me. (b) Scratch out, erase, delete. ~ an focal sin, delete that word. ~adh a ainm as an liosta, his name was struck off the list. ~ amach é, rub it out; cancel it. (c) ~ leat! Be off! 2. Destroy, ruin. Baile, cine, tír, a ~adh, to destroy a town, a race, a country. Ná ~ thú féin leis, don’t ruin yourself with it. Táimid ~ta acu, they have ruined, impoverished, us.
RELATED MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Scrios an t-~, delete the (figure) one.
Scrios an ~, delete the (figure) four.
Dochar, scrios, a dhéanamh, to do, cause, harm, destruction.
Scrios ~ orthu! Damnation take them!
Millte, scriosta, ~, completely spoiled, destroyed.
Scrios an ~, delete the nine.
Fuair sé a ~ scriosta, he found his home destroyed.
Scrios an t-~ é, drink ruined him.
Tá siad scriosta lena ~, they are ruined for life.
Scrios an ~, delete the (figure) six.
