Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
eachtarchine
eachtarchríoch
eachtarmhúrach
eachtarshuíomh
eachtartha
eachtas
éachtmhar
eachtra
eachtrach
eachtradh
eachtraí
eachtraigh
eachtraíocht
eachtránaí
eachtrannach
eachtrú
eachtrúil
éachtúil
eaclaimsia
eaclóg
eacnamaí
eacnamaíoch
eacnamaíocht
eachtra, f. (gs. ~, pl. ~í). 1. Adventure, adventurous journey, expedition. Dul ar ~, to go on an expedition. 2. Unexpected incident, event, experience; wonderful occurrence. Do chuid ~í a aithris, to relate one’s experiences. Ní haon ~ é, it is nothing extraordinary. 3. Story of adventure; tale, anecdote. ~ ar Fhionn, a story about (the adventures of) Fionn. An bhfuil aon ~ agat? Have you anything strange to relate? ~í díomhaoine, idle tales. (Var: m)
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ scéil, eachtra, repetition of a story, recital of an adventure.
Ag eachtraí ar na Fianna, ar na tíortha coimhthíocha, relating (wonder) stories of the Fianna, of foreign lands.
Bhí sé ag eachtraí dúinn ar feadh na hoíche, he was spinning yarns for us all night.
D’~ sé a chuid eachtraí dúinn, he related his adventures to us.
Ag tiontú dá eachtra dó, when he was returning from his expedition.
Eachtra aon ~e, casual event.
