EXACT MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
tost1, m. (gs. ~a, pl. ~anna). 1. vn. of tost2. 2. Silence. Bí i do thost, be silent, shut up. Bí i do thost air, say nothing about it. Bí i do thost liom orthu, don’t mention them to me. D’fhan sé ina thost, he remained silent. Cuir ina thost é, silence him, make him shut up. Thit sé dá thost, he fell silent. Tháinig ~ ar an oíche, the night grew still. S.a. béal 1(b). 3 = sos.
tost2, v.i. Become silent. Thost an comhrá, an callán, the conversation, the noise, ceased. Nár chóir go dtostfá tamall? I wish you would stop talking for a while. Thost an ghaoth, the wind subsided. (Var: ~aigh)
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Is binn ~ ina thost, silence is golden.
~ ort! ~ ort nach mbíonn i do thost! Bother you! You talk too much!
Chuir mé ina thost é, I silenced him.
Codladh, tost, ~, deep sleep, silence.
~ i do thost, stay silent.
Bí i do thost ~ air, say no more about it.
B’fhiúntaí dó a bheith ina thost, silence would become him better.
Bí i do thost! Keep silent! Shut up!