PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
F: The clod, an ithir, an talamh.
Light soil, ithir éadrom.
Open soil, ithir bhriosc scaoilte.
The soil was permeated with water, bhí an ithir ar maos le huisce.
Poor soil, ithir dhona; drochthalamh.
Retentive soil, ithir a choinníonn an t-uisce.
Plant that thrives in all soils, planda a mbíonn rath air i ngach saghas ithreach.
Newly turned soil, ithir úrdheargtha.
Agr: To turn over the soil, an ithir a iompú, a dheargadh; an taobh dearg den fhód a chur in uachtar.
Ungrateful soil, ithir ghortach.