Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
carbónú
carbónúil
carbradóir
carbraigh
carbrú
carbuncal
carcaide
carcair
carcan(a)(i)-
carcanaigin
carcanóma
carcraigh
carda
cardáil
cardaimín
cardálaí
cardán
cardas
cardún
cargáil
cargálaí
carghas
carla
carcair1, f. (gs. -crach, pl. -cracha). 1. Lit: Prison, place of confinement. Príosúin nó carcracha a chur ina gcathracha, to set up prisons or jails in their cities. ~ a choimeád, to keep a prison. ~ ifrinn, hell’s prison. Cuireadh i g~ ar son a chreidimh é, he was imprisoned for his faith. Anam i g~ an choirp, a soul imprisoned within the body. Théadh sé i g~ chúng chloiche do thabhairt péine dá chorp, he used to confine himself in a narrow stone cell in order to mortify his body. Teilgeadh i g~ na leon é, he was cast into the lions’ den. 2. Stall, pen. An t-each a chur sa charcair, to put the horse in stall. Seacht mba fionna ina gcarcracha, seven white cows in their pens. (Var: pl. carcra)
carcair2, f. (gs. -crach, pl. -cracha). 1. Large stump; large rock. ~ ghiúise, stump of bog-deal. ~ chloiche, protruding rock. ~ driseacha, clump of briars. ~ d’ard, obstructing, steep, height. ~ d’fhocal, jaw-breaker. 2. (Steep) incline. 3. (a)~ de dhuine, big awkward person. (b) ~ faochan, cluster of periwinkles. Bhí airgead ina charcracha aige, he had heaps of money. (Var: pl. ~eacha)
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Ar a d~ in aon charcair, when they were put into one cell.
