Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
éamais
Éamann
eambólacht
éamh
eamhnaigh
eamhnán
eamhnú
éan
eanach
éanach
éanadán
éanadóir
éanadóireacht
eanaigh
éanaigh
Eanáir
éanaire
éanán
eanantamorfach
eanantatrófach
eanbhruith
éanduine
éaneolaí
éan1, m. (gs. & npl. éin, gpl. ~). Bird. 1. Éin na spéire, birds of the air. Éin tí, domestic fowl. Éin uisce, waterfowl. ~ aille, mara, cliff-, sea-, bird. ~ ceoil, song-bird. ~ creiche, bird of prey. ~ dearg, puffin. ~ gualainne, pet bird. ~ dubh, blackbird. ~ beannaithe, wagtail; Fig: giddy person. ~ i gcliabhán, bird in a cage. S.a. anró 1, ealta 1, labhair 3, scaipeadh 2. 2. Young bird. ~ circe, lachan, gé, chick, duckling, gosling. ~ coilm ar cheansa, as gentle as a young dove. S.a. barrach1, borradh1 2. 3. (Of young generally) ~ róin, baby seal. ~ (na) cuaiche (duibhe), an only child. An t-~ deireanach, the last of the brood. 4. (Of person) ~ corr, outsider, odd man out. Bheith i d’~ aonair, dearg, scoite, to be companionless. S.a. cuideáin. (Var: pl. ~acha)
éan2 = aon1,2,3.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Chaill an t-éan a chleití, a eiteog, the bird lost its feathers, its wing.
Bhí na scaotha ~ na scaotha éan ag dul ó dheas, there were flocks and flocks of birds going south.
~ na huibhe circe, an éin ghé, na gloine, na fola, gentle treatment; coddling.
Éan aistreáin, migratory bird.
~ an t-éan i gcrann, like a bird on a bough.
Tá na héin ~, the chicks are hatched out.
Éan an ~, (i) storm petrel, (ii) person who is out in all kinds of weather.
~ cíche (na n-)éan, ~ clog, juice of dandelion.
Chomh lag le héan i m~, as weak as an ailing chick.
~ duine, ainmhí, éisc, éin, mouth of person, of animal, of fish, of bird.
~ na n-éan, voices of birds.
Mar a bheadh éan ann, like a bird.
Dhéanfadh sé ~ míoltóg, éan, cearnamhán, díot, he would make mincemeat of you.
~ an éin gé, na raithní, na sailí, rapid growth (as of a gosling, fern, willow).
~ éin, bairnigh, tail-end of bird, of limpet.
Éan ~, cardinal(-bird).
~ na n-éan, bird song.
~ éan, the song of birds.
~ éan, song of birds.
2. ~ éan, (wicker) bird-trap.
Tá na héin sa chleiteach, the birds are moulting.
~ éan, bird-trap.
Éin ag cur cluimhrí, birds feathering (out).
Éan a chluimhriú, to pluck a bird.
Éan á chluimhriú féin, a bird preening itself. (Of person)
Leaba chlúimh (éan), feather bed.
Éan ~, strange, migratory, bird.
Chuir sé ~ faoi na héin, he alarmed the birds.
Éan ~, (of person) outsider, odd man out.
~ duine, ainmhí, éin, leg of person, of animal, of bird.
Ainmhí, éan, creiche, beast, bird, of prey.
~ éin, cait, portáin, claw of bird, of cat, of crab.
Éan cuideáin, strange bird;
Éan ag seiftiú dá ghearrcaigh, a bird providing for its nestlings.
Éan ~, strange, peregrine, bird.
~ éan, flock of birds.
Sciurdann éan as gach ~, ‘a bird darts out of every flock’, exceptional characters are to be found in all communities.
1. ~ ainmhí, éin, éisc, tail of animal, of bird, of fish.
D’~ an t-éan ar eiteog, the bird rose on the wing.
Éirí leis na héin, to rise with the lark.
~ na n-éan, the flight of birds.
~ éan, bird-fancier.
Éan ag fabhrú san ubh, a bird forming in the egg.
Ní bhfaighidh tú an t-éan ar an nead, you will not find the bird on the nest.
Éan fíodóra, weaver(-bird).
Éan ag ~adh, a bird moulting.
Thug an t-éan ~ dá nead, the bird forsook its nest.
Éan, iasc, giorria, a ghabháil, to catch, trap, a bird, a fish, a hare.
Éirí leis an n~, le ~ an éin, an ghealbhain, to rise with the lark, with the dawn.
~ éin, bird-call.
