Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
cumannaí
cumannaíoch
cumar
cumarach
cumaraí
cumaras
cumarsáid
cumas
cumasach
cumasaigh
cumasc
cumascann
cumasú
cumasúil
cúmfaire
cumha
cumhach
cumhacht
cumhachtach
cumhachtaigh
cumhadh
cumhaidh
cumhain
cumas, m. (gs. -ais). Capability, power. 1. ~ a bheith ionat, to be capable, competent. ~ oibre, cainte, siúil, capacity for work, talk, walking. Bheith i g~ rud a dhéanamh, to be able, have the capacity, to do sth. Rud a chur ar chumas duine, ar a chumas do dhuine, i g~ do dhuine, to enable s.o. to do sth. Dá mbeadh sé ar, i, mo chumas, if it were in my power. Duine a chur ó chumas ruda, to incapacitate s.o. for sth.; to deprive s.o. of the means to do sth. Dul thar do chumas (le rud), to take too much on oneself (with sth.). De réir a chumais, as far as he is able; according to his means. Tá sé os cionn a chumais, he is living within his means. Tá sé i g~ a chnámh, a chéille, he is in full possession of his strength, of his mental faculties. Níl sé i g~ fir go fóill, he hasn’t reached man’s estate yet. Béim chumais, strong, effective, blow. 2. Gram:Modh cumais, potential mood. 3. Mec: ~ imtharraingthe, méadaithe, scaipthe, spréite, taifigh, attractive, magnifying, scattering, dispersive, resolving, power. ~ malartaithe buin, base exchange capacity.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
A ~ seo de chumas, ability such as this.
~ maith agus a bhí ar a chumas, to the best of his ability.
Fear i gcumas a chnámh, a man in all his strength, a full-grown man.
I gcumas éirí, capable of rising.
Cumas imtharraingthe, attractive, gravitational, power.
Cumas, fórsa, luamháin, levering force, leverage.
Cumas méadaithe, magnifying power.
Cumas ~, natural ability.
Pé ~ a bhí ar a chumas a dhéanamh, whatever he was able to scrape together.
Cumas taifigh, resolving power.
Tá sé taobh ~ de mo chumas, it is beyond my capacity.
