Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
leisíneacht
leispiach
leispiachas
leite
léite
leiteachán
leiteas
leith
leith-
léith
leithcheal
leithe
léithe
leitheach
leithead
leitheadach
leitheadaigh
leitheadas
leitheadúlacht
leitheanna
leithéid
leithéis
leithéiseach
leith1, f. (gs. ~e, pl. ~eanna).1. Flat-fish; fluke, flounder. ~ bhallánach, lemon sole. 2. ~ uisce, (i) butterwort, (ii) fluke (in sheep). 3. Flat flabby thing.
leith2 :leath1.
leith-3 = leath-3
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
(Míle go leith) ~ Íosa, an Tiarna, (1500) Anno Domini.
D’~ taobh, d’~ leith, on one side, united.
~ ar leith, a special case.
I leith an chliatháin, towards the side, sideways.
I leith ~ is ábhachta, by way of playing a joke.
Is fearr cuid ar leith ná ~, it is better to share things round than to scramble for them.
~ a chur ar dhuine, i leith duine, to impute a crime to s.o.
I gcois dá leith air, astride it.
Tá sé i leith na ~, it is of a reddish hue.
~ ar leith, a person apart.
Tá ~ ar leith ag gach duine againn, each one of us has a separate duty to perform.
I bh~ ar leith, ar fhód faoi leith, in a place apart.
~ aníos, anall, isteach, anseo, i leith, come up, over, in, here, hither.
Breathnú i leith do ghéill ar dhuine, to look askance at s.o.
Troigh, míle, acra, go leith, a foot, a mile, an acre, and a half.
Cloch, tonna, go leith, one and a half stone, tons.
Dhá bhliain go leith, two and a half years.
Trí chéad go leith punt, three hundred and fifty pounds.
Tar i leith, come here.
~ i leith duine, imputable to s.o.
~ aon leithe, one-sided superiority, complete control.
Go ceann dhá ~ go leith, for a very long time to come.
Bhí ~ ar leith aige ann, he played a special part in it.
Dream ar leith iad le cneastacht, they are an exceptionally honest people.
Bheith i gcois dá leith ar rud, to be astride sth.
Bheith d’aon leith, to be on one side, united.
Chuaigh siad d’aon leith orainn, they combined against us.
Ar leith an chnoic, on the hillside.
2. Ar leith, faoi leith, apart, separate; several, distinct; remarkable, special.
In áit ar leith, faoi leith, in a place apart.
In aon áit ar leith, in any particular place.
Cuid, bord, ar leith, separate portion, table.
Cás ar leith, separate, exceptional, case.
A gcearta ar leith, their several rights.
Aire ar leith, special care.
Gach ball ar leith, each individual member.
Duine ar leith, a person apart; a remarkable person.
Ar leith nó i gcoitinne, in particular or in common.
Rug sé ar leith iad, he brought them aside.
leith ar leith, side by side, on both sides, respectively.
3. Do leith, do ~, on the side of, in the direction of.
Do leith a athar, on his father’s side.
Do gach leith, on every side; in every direction.
Don leith eile, on the other side; on the other hand.
Don ~, don leith, abhus den abhainn, on the near side of the river.
I leith na láimhe deise, an bhóthair, towards the right-hand side, the road.
Bhí sé ag imeacht i leith a chúil, a dhroma, he was moving backwards, backing away.
Rith sé i leith a chinn isteach ann, he ran headlong into it.
I leith na léithe, tending to grey, greyish.
Tá sé i leith na hoíche, na déanaí, it is approaching nightfall, getting rather late.
