EXACT MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
grinneall1, m. (gs. -nnill). 1. (Of sea, lake, etc.) Bed. ~ na mara, the bottom of the sea. ~ abhann, locha, bed of river, of lake. ~ láibe, muddy bottom. Chuaigh an long go ~, the ship went to the bottom. Duibheagán gan ghrinneall, bottomless abyss. S.a. iasc1 1. 2. Bed-rock; depth, foundation. Rómhar go ~, to dig down to the bottom. Dul go ~ le rud, to get down to bed-rock with sth. Gearrtha go ~, cut to the depths, to the heart. ~imní, depths of anxiety. S.a. oighear1 1.
grinneall2, v.t. (vn. ~adh m, gs. ~ta). Nau:Fig: Sound, fathom.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ grinnill, eiligeach, demersal, pelagic, fish.
Grinneall ~e, muddy bottom.
~ gráinneach, grinnill, leacach, síobáin, granular, ground-, pancake, drift-, ice.
An grinneall a ~adh, to graze the bottom.
Theagmhaigh an bád le grinneall, the boat touched bottom.