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EXACT MATCHES IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
cumha1, m. (gs. ~). Loneliness, homesickness, parting sorrow. ~ a bheith ort i ndiaidh duine, to feel lonely after, sad at parting with, s.o. Tá ~ uirthi i ndiaidh an bhaile, she is pining for home, homesick. Bhí ~ air ag imeacht, he felt sad at leaving. Chuir an tseanáit ~ orm, the old place filled me with longing. Bhuail ~ é, he was seized with nostalgia. Ag déanamh ~, repining, sorrowing. Níl cara ag ~ ach cuimhne, memory is grief’s only friend.
cumha2 = comha.
PHRASES IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Tá codladh, tuirse, eagla, cumha, air, he is sleepy, tired, afraid, homesick.
~ cumha, excess of lonesomeness.
Cumha liom ~ cumha liom, I long, oh, how I long.
Cumha thréan, poignant parting sorrow.
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