Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
spladhar
spladhas
spladhsáil
splaideog
splaincín
splais
splaisearnach
splanc
splancarnach
splancbholgán
splancúil
splangadán
spleá
spleách
spléach
spléachadh
spleáchas
spleáchríoch
spleadh
spleadhach
spleantar
spleantráil
spleic
splanc1, f. (gs. -aince, pl. ~acha). Flash, spark. 1. ~ (thintrí), flash of lightning. ~ thoirní, thunderbolt. ~acha agus toirneach, thunder and lightning. Bhuail ~ an teach, the house was struck by lightning. D’imigh sé mar a bheadh ~ ann, he went off like a streak of lightning. Mar a thitfeadh ~ orainn, like a bolt from the blue. 2. ~ a bhaint as rud, to make sth. flash; to knock a spark out of sth. ~ ghunna, urchair, gun-flash. ~ thine, fire-flame; firebrand. In aice leis an ~, close to the blaze, to the fire. Phot: ~ (cheamara), flashlight. 3. Níl ~ amhairc aige, he can’t see a stime. Bíodh ~ chéille agat, have a spark of sense. ~ chodlata, wink of sleep. Níl ~ aige ina diaidh, he is crazy about her. ~ feirge, blaze of anger. ~ uchtaigh, mhisnigh, spark of courage. Má tá ~ fir ionat, if there is any spunk in you. 4. Fiery person. Is é an ~ é! What a firebrand! 5. Ich: Cuckoo wrasse. (Var: pl. ~racha; npl. ~a, gpl. ~)
splanc2, v.i. (vn. ~adh m, gs. & pp. ~tha). Flash, spark; flame, blaze. ~ sé orm, he flared up at me. Tá sé ~tha acu, they have put him in a rage. Bhí sé ~tha ina diaidh, he was crazy about her.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Níl ~ splanc chéille aige, he hasn’t a spark of sense, he has no sense.
Aithinne, splanc, a bhaint as cloch, to knock a spark out of a stone.
Níor fhan splanc chéille agat, you have lost any spark of sense you had.
D’~ sé mar a bheadh splanc ann, he went off like a flash.
~ splaince, flash-powder.
