Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
feidheartha
feidhil
feidhirsceirdiúil
feidhle
feidhleacán
feidhleach
feidhligh
feidhm
feidhmchumhacht
feidhmeach
feidhmeannach
feidhmeannas
feidhmeanta
feidhmigh
feidhmitheach
feidhmiú
feidhmiúchán
feidhmiúil
feidhmiúlacht
feidhmlár
feidhmliosta
feidhmnigh
feidhmniú
feidhm, f. (gs. ~e, pl. ~eanna). 1. Function; use, service; work, office, duty. ~ duine, ruda, the function of s.o., of sth. ~ a bhaint as rud, to make use of sth. B’fhéidir go mbainfí ~ as, it might come in useful. ~ a dhéanamh, to render service, to serve. Rinne sé ~ do Dhia, he served God. Déanfaidh sé ~ dom, it will serve my purpose. Ní dhéanfaidh sé aon fheidhm go deo, he will never do any good, come to anything. I bh~ rúnaí, in the capacity of a secretary, acting as secretary. Tá ~ ar leith ag gach duine againn, each one of us has a separate duty to perform. Tá sé in aois ~e, he is old enough to work. Lucht ~e, functionaries; agents, servants; servicemen, soldiers. Duine gan ~, useless person. Focal gan ~, useless, unnecessary, statement. Níl sé ar ~ fhónta, it is not functioning properly. Níl mé ar ~ ná ar fónamh lena dhéanamh, I am in no condition to do it. Rud a chur i bh~, to put sth. into operation. Caithfear an dlí a chur i bh~, the law must be enforced. Chuir sé a thoil i bh~ orthu, he imposed his will on them. Cuir do cheart i bh~, exercise your rights. Cuir an buille i bh~, drive home the blow. Chuir sé i bh~ orm (go), he persuaded me (that). Teacht i bh~, to come into operation. Ó tháinig an t-ordú i bh~, since the order came into effect. Chuaigh mo chuid cainte i bh~ air, my words made an impression on him. Dul as ~, to fall into disuse, become obsolete. Rud a chur ó fheidhm, to put sth. out of action. Tá sé ó fheidhm ag an aois, he is incapacitated from old age. 2. Undertaking, task; attempt, effort; achievement, prowess. ~ a thabhairt ar rud, to make an attempt at sth. ~ mhór, great undertaking, effort. ~ beirte, task for two. ~ os neart, superhuman effort. Tá ~ mórsheisir ann de neart, he has the strength of seven men. Fear ~e, man of action; fighting man. Lá ~e, day of stress, of battle. A fheidhm a aithris, to tell of his achievement, relate his prowess. (Of vain or unnecessary effort) Ach mo léan, bhí ~ orm! But alas! I had my trouble for nothing. 3. Need. Bheith i bh~ ruda, to be in need of sth. Níl ~ leis, it is not necessary; it is uncalled for. Níl ~ duit ann, you needn’t concern yourself with it; it is not your business. Má tá ~ agat leo, if you need them. Níl ~ dom a rá (go), I needn’t say (that). Tá ~ air fanacht uaim, he had better stay away from me. Níl mé as a fheidhm, I could do with it. An rud atá d’fheidhm orainn, what we need. Más é atá d’fheidhm ort, if it is what you want.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Rud a chur i gceart, in ord, i bhfeidhm, to put sth. right, in order, into effect.
~ i bhfeidhm, i gcló, unenforcible, unprintable.
~ feidhme, agent, servant.
Bhí a bhfeidhm á bhfulaingt, they were sustained by their prowess.
Obair ~ fheidhm, unnecessary work.
I bhfeidhm, i gcrích, in operation, completed.
~ i bhfeidhm, operable.
Feidhm ~, procuration.
~ sé i bhfeidhm, it remained in effect.
Ar an ~ feidhme, on the active list.
Níl feidhm ort an uile fhocal a shlogadh uaidh, you needn’t swallow everything he says.
