EXACT MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
colbha1, m. (gs. ~, pl. ~í). (Outer) edge, side; ledge. 1. ~ leapa, edge of bed. Ar cholbha na leapa, on the edge of the bed. Luí ar ~, to lie on the outside (of bed). Ag ~ mo leapa, by my bedside. 2. ~ bóthair, cuain, edge of road, of harbour. ~ líonáin, ledge of reef. Ar cholbha na cathrach, on the outer fringe of the city. Thar cholbha na mara, beyond the rim of the sea. Ar cholbha na huaighe, on the edge of the grave. Ar cholbha crua carraige, on a hard ledge of rock. S.a. méar1 1(a). (Var:colbh m)
colbha2, m = colún.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
An mhéar thosaigh, cholbha, the forefinger, index finger.
Má theagmhaíonn an roth le colbha an bhóthair, if the wheel touches the kerb.