EXACT MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
gortaigh1, v.t. Hurt, injure. (Of physical or mental injury) Duine a ghortú, to hurt s.o. Ghortaigh sé a lámh, he hurt his hand. Dúirt tú focal a ghortaigh é, you made a remark that hurt him. (Of harm, damage) Níor ghortaigh sé mé an gar sin a dhéanamh duit, it didn’t hurt me to do a little turn like that for you. Ní ghortódh punt é, he wouldn’t feel the loss of a pound.
gortaigh2, gsm. of gortach.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ a fháil (ó thinneas, ó ghortú), to recover (from an illness, an injury).
~ gan duine a ghortú, careful not to hurt s.o.
Thóg an gortú ~ arís dó, the hurt came against him again.
An bhfuil tú gortaithe? Níl ~ orm. Are you hurt? Not badly.
Buille, gortú, a fháil, to get a blow, a hurt.
Bhain, d’éirigh, ~ dó, he sustained an injury.
Bhí ~ ar mo chos, I had an injured leg.
Cá bhfuil an ~ ort? Where are you hurt?
Gortaíodh súil leis, one of his eyes was injured.
Tá sé do mo ghortú, it is hurting me.
Chuaigh an gortú go h~ dó, the injury affected him badly.