Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
eisréidh
eisréimneach
eisréimneacht
eisréimnigh
éist
eiste
éisteach
éisteacht
eistear
eistearaigh
eistearú
eisteas
éisteoidh
éisteoir
éisteolaíocht
éistigh
eistípeogach
eistir
eistíreach
eistíreachas
éistithe
éistitheach
eistre
éisteacht could be a grammatical form of:
éist »
éisteacht, f. (gs. ~a). 1. vn. of éist. 2. Hearing. (a) ~ a bheith agat, to be able to hear. Tá ~ mhaith aige, he has a good sense of hearing. Tá ~ mo chluas agam, my ears can hear. I m’~, in ~ mo chluas, in my hearing, within earshot of me. Ar, as, m’~, within, beyond, the range of my hearing. S.a. cluas 1. (b) ~ a thabhairt do dhuine, to grant a hearing, to listen, to s.o. Ní thugann sé ~ ar bith dom, he pays no attention to what I say. Tabhair ~ don cheol, listen to the music. Bhí fonn ~a orm, I wanted to hear. ~ a fháil, to get a hearing, an audience. Thug sé ~ na cluaise bodhaire dom, he turned a deaf ear to me. An lucht ~a, the audience. (c) Formal hearing. ~ cúise, the hearing of a case. ~ i gcúirt, hearing in court. Ecc: Tá ~ anseo inniu, confessions are being heard here today. (d) Granting. ~ urnaí, impí, the hearing, granting, of a prayer, of an entreaty. 3. Silence; patience, forbearance. Duine a chur ina ~, to reduce s.o. to silence. Tá sé ina ~ faoi dheireadh, he is silent at last. Is fada an ~ a bhí agam, a rinne mé, leis, I held my peace with him for a long time. (Var: im, éisteach2 m, éisteachán m)
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ a éisteacht, a fhriotháil, to hear, serve, Mass.
Tá ~ orm ag éisteacht libh, I am deaf listening to you.
Níl sé ar m’~ ná ar m’éisteacht, I can neither see nor hear him.
Ar amharc, ar éisteacht, within sight, hearing.
As amharc, éisteacht, out of sight, hearing.
~ éisteachta, hearing organ, ear.
Tá mé ~ ag éisteacht libh, leis an scéal sin, I am tired listening to you, hearing that story.
Tá éisteacht na muice bradaí aige, he has sharp ears.
Chuirfeadh sé ~ ar do chluasa ag éisteacht leis, it would stun your ears, gravely offend your susceptibilities, to listen to him.
~ le héisteacht, attentive ear.
Thug sé an chluas bhodhar, éisteacht na cluaise bodhaire, dom, he turned a deaf ear to me.
Tháinig ~ ar a raibh ag éisteacht leis, all who heard him were stirred, became agitated.
B’fhearr duit gan éisteacht leis, tá ~ aige, you shouldn’t listen to him, he is foul-mouthed.
~eacht le fuaim, le glór, le torann, to listen to a sound, a voice, a noise.
~eacht le duine, to listen, pay attention, to s.o.; to heed s.o.
Más fiú ~eacht leis, if it is worth listening to.
Tá mé ag ~eacht riamh leis, I have been hearing it all my life.
Ba bhreá leat a bheith ag ~eacht leis, one would love to hear him; it was wonderful to listen to him.
Cás a ~eacht, to hear a case.
Aifreann a ~eacht, to hear, attend, Mass.
Faoistin a ~eacht, to hear a confession.
Tá an sagart ag ~eacht, the priest is hearing confessions.
Urnaí, achainí, a ~eacht, to hear a prayer, a request.
Tá mé ag ~eacht fada go leor libh, I have listened to, have been patient with, you long enough.
Cead cainte, éisteacht, a fháil, to get permission to speak, a hearing.
~ a éisteacht, to hear a confession.
Éisteacht le ~tha ban, to listen to women’s talk.
Chuirfeadh sé ~ ort a bheith ag éisteacht leo, it was, would be, painful to listen to them.
~ chun éisteachta, slow to hear.
An ~ éisteachta, féachana, the audience, spectators.
Is ~ duit ag éisteacht leo, it is well for you that you can listen to them.
~ chéadfach, éadain, éisteachta, luaile, mheánach, radhairc, sensory, facial, auditory, motor, median, visual, nerve.
~ ceannais, comhraic, éisteachta, faire, rialaithe, command, combat, listening, look-out, control, post.
Táimid ag éisteacht ~ leis sin, so we have always heard.
Éisteacht le ~, to listen to learned wisdom.
Ba mhór an ~ a bheith ag amharc orthu, ag éisteacht leo, it was great fun to look at, to listen to, them.
Bhí ~ air ag éisteacht linn, he had his head cocked listening to us.
Chuir sé ~ air féin ag éisteacht, he inclined his head to listen.
Ba mhór an t~ a bheith ag éisteacht léi, it was a great pleasure to listen to her.
~ éisteacht dom, listen to me.
Dul as amharc, as éisteacht, to go out of sight, of hearing.
Ag éisteacht le ~ na gcos, listening to the tramp of feet.
Ní bheifeá ~ ag éisteacht leis, you wouldn’t tire of listening to him.
