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EXACT MATCHES IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
doimhneacht, f. (gs. ~a). 1. Depth. (a) ~ uisce, poill, depth of water, of a hole. ~ balla, cláir, depth of a wall, of a board. Dul i n~, to deepen. Orlach, míle, ar ~, an inch, a mile, deep. (b) ~ fuaime, gutha, depth of sound, of voice. ~ datha, depth of colour. (c) ~ smaointe, intinne, depth of thought, of mind. ~ ina chuid cainte, there is substance in what he says. Níl ~ ar bith iontu, they are shallow, superficial. 2. Deep place. Dul (amach) ar an ~, to go out into deep water, on the deep (sea). Ag snámh ar an ~, swimming in deep water. (Var:doimhneas m)
PHRASES IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Ar fad, ar leithead, ar airde, ar doimhneacht, ar tiús, in length, breadth, height, depth, thickness.
~eadh ( chosa) sa doimhneacht é, he was taken off his feet in the deep water.
~ doimhneachta, depth-charge.
Doimhneacht as ~, immeasurable depth.
Airde, doimhneacht, mhór, great height, depth.
Doimhneacht an uisce a thomhas, to gauge the depth of the water.
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