Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
gíoscairt
gíoscán
gíoscar
giosóg
giosta
giostaire
giostaireacht
giota
giotachán
giotaigh
gíotáil
gíotálaí
gíotam
giotán
giotár
giotú
gipis
gípleach
gipseam
gircín
girdéal
gírea-
gíreachompás
giota, m. (gs. ~, pl. ~í). Bit, piece. ~ aráin, bit of bread. ~ páipéir, de pháipéar, piece of paper. ~ de scéal, bit, portion, of a story. ~ curaíochta, patch of tillage. ~ grinn, bit, spell, of fun. ~ den tír a fheiceáil, to see a bit of the country. Tá ~ maith den obair déanta againn, we have done a good bit of the work. Ó ghiota go ~, bit by bit. Rud a ghearradh ina ghiotaí, to cut sth. to bits. ~í a dhéanamh de rud, to break sth. in bits. (Of distance, extent) Míle agus ~, a mile and a bit. Tá ~ fada le siúl acu, they have a long distance to walk. Faoi ghiota den teach, within a short distance of the house. Is fearr é faoi ghiota mór (ná), it is better by a long chalk (than). S.a. fogha25.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Giota a bhaint de thuras, den bhealach, to shorten, set out on first stage of, a journey.
Rinne sé mé a chomóradh giota den bhealach, he accompanied me part of the way.
~ giota eile leis, add another bit to it.
Giotaí, bruscar, púdar, a dhéanamh de rud, to make bits, crumbs, powder, of sth.
5. Ciota, giota, ~ a dhéanamh de rud, to make smithereens of sth.
Tá sé ag imeacht ina ghiotaí, it is falling to bits.
Thóg na boinn giotaí de ghloine bhriste, the tyres picked up bits of broken glass.
