Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
giolcaireacht
giolcais
giolcanna
giolcóg
giolctha
giolcúil
gioll
giolla
giollacht
giollagán
giollaide
giollaigh
giollaire
giollamas
giollán
giollanra
giollas
giollúil
giolúnach
giomach
giomadach
giomadán
giomailt
giolla1, m. (gs. ~, pl. ~í). 1. Youth; page, boy. 2. Attendant, gillie; man-servant, messenger. (a) ~ airm, armour-bearer. ~ capaill, eich, horse-boy. ~ clódóra, printer’s devil. ~ cóiste, (carriage) footman. ~ cúirte, court attendant. ~ gabha, smith’s helper. Nau: ~ púdair, powder-monkey. Lit: ~ scoir, stableman, groom. ~ a dhéanamh de dhuine, to treat s.o. as a servant, order s.o. about. Dul ó ghiolla na sliogán go ~ na mbairneach, to go from bad to worse. S.a. ball1 4. (b) (Used of objects) ~ an phíopáin, tea-pot. ~ rósta, roasting jack. 3. Fellow. ~ na hainnise, na déirce, na mire, miserly, beggarly, mad, fellow. ~ um a leithéid, ordinary, insignificant, fellow. Ualach ghiolla na leisce, lazy man’s load. A ghiolla an chinn mhóir! You blockhead! A ghiolla seo! My dear fellow! My good man! 4. ~ rua, gillaroo. S.a. lus.
giolla2 = goile.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Giolla an amarráin, the unfortunate fellow.
Is maith chun a chéile, is cosúil le chéile, an ~ séire is an giolla, like master like man.
~ ghiolla na leisce, the lazy man’s load.
A ghiolla an chinn mhóir! You fat-head!
Giolla cinn eich, boy who leads a horse.
An giolla ~, the troublesome fellow.
Giolla a ghlacas graí, a boy who handles horses.
Fear, giolla, ~, confidential servant.
An giolla ~, the morose fellow.
Giolla gan ~, unwanted attendant, meddler.
Giolla na ~, idle fellow, lazy-bones.
Ualach ghiolla na ~, lazy man’s load.
~ an ghiolla, lousewort.
A ghiolla ~, my dear fellow.
