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Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
gábh
gabh ag
gabh ar
gabh as
gabh chuig
gabh de
gabh do
gabh faoi
gabh i
gabh le
gabh ó
gabh thar
gabh trí
gabh um
gabha
gabhad
gabhadán
gábhadh
gabhag
gabhaid
gabháil
gabhailfhionn
gabhailín
gabh faoi, v.t. & i. 1. Go under, undergo, undertake. ~áil faoi ualach, to go under, carry, a load. Ní ghabhfadh sé faoi scian dochtúra, he wouldn’t undergo a surgical operation. (Of assurance) ~faidh mé faoi duit (go), I’ll warrant you (that). 2. Go to. ~áil faoi theach, to go indoors. Tá siad ag ~áil faoi chónaí, faoi shuan, they are going to rest, to sleep. 3. Set about. Ghabh sé fúthu amhail leon i bhfíoch, he attacked them like a raging lion. ~faidh mé faoi cheann eile, I’ll try another one. 4. Rudaí a ghabháil faoi chéile, to gather things together. 5. Come under (observation). Nuair a ghabhfas an loch faoi duit, when the lake comes under your view. 6. (Of things stored) Tá gafa fúthu, the damp has got at them.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~adh faoi bhealach iad, they were seized in transit.
