EXACT MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
éillín1, m. (gs. ~, pl. ~í). 1. Dim. of iall1. 2. Thin strap, thong.
éillín2, m. (gs. ~, pl. ~í). 1. Brood, clutch. ~ a leagan, to set a clutch of eggs for hatching. Uibheacha ~, hatching eggs. ~ lachan, clutch of ducklings. Tá ~ lag aici, she has a helpless brood, family. S.a. cearc 1(a). 2. Astr:An tÉ~, the Pleiads.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ áil, éillín, hen with chickens.
Uibheacha (éillín) a ~an, to set a clutch of eggs (for hatching).
Tháinig an t-éillín amach, the brood was hatched.