Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
meacan
meacanach
meacanta
meach
meáchan
meáchanlár
meá-chomhshuíomh
méad
méadaigh
méadail
méadailín
meadáille
méadaíocht
méadaithe
méadaitheach
méadaitheoir
méadal
méadalach
méadaláil
méadalán
meádán
meadar
méadar
méad1, m. 1 = méid. 2. (After ar, cá, cé, dá) Ar a mhéad, at the most. Ar mhéad is a bhí de lúcháir air, ar mhéad a lúcháire, so great was his joy. Ní ar mhéad is a d’ól sé, not that he drank so much. Cá, cé, mhéad? How much? (With s.) How many? Cá mhéad atá air? How much does it cost? Cá mhéad duine atá ann? How many persons are there? Cá mhéad míle a shiúil tú? How many miles did you walk? Cá mhéad uair? How many times? Dá mhéad é, however great it may be. Dá mhéad a ngrá dá chéile, much as they may love one another. Dá mhéad uair dár casadh orm é, although I met him ever so many times.
méad2, m = meá3.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Cá mhéad ~ sa Phaidir? How many petitions are there in the Lord’s Prayer?
Dá mhéad é is ~ is fearr é, the bigger (it is) the better.
Ar mhéad a dheifre, so great was his hurry.
Cá mhéad a bhain sé amach air? How much did he charge for it?
Cá mhéad ceann ann? ~. How many (things) are there? Two.
Cá mhéad? How much? How many?
Cá mhéad ceann ann? ~. How many (things) are there? Four.
Cá mhéad ceann ann? ~. How many (things) are there? Five.
Dá mhéad a fuair sé ní raibh sé sásta, no matter how much he got he was not satisfied.
Cá mhéad míle é? How many miles is it?
Cá mhéad a d’éiligh sé ar an gcapall? How much did he ask for the horse?
Cá mhéad atá le ~ agat? How much have you to get?
Cá mhéad de atá ag ~áil duit? How much of it are you entitled to?
Dá mhéad ár n~ air, much as we benefit by it.
Cá mhéad atá tú sa ~? How much are you owed from the kitty?
Cá mhéad ceann ann? ~. How many (things) are there? Nine.
Cá mhéad ceann ann? ~. How many (things) are there? Eight.
Cá mhéad ceann ann? ~. How many (things) are there? Seven.
Cá mhéad ceann ann? ~. How many (things) are there? Six.
Cá mhéad a chuaigh na caoirigh inniu? What price did sheep reach today?
Níl tuile dá mhéad nach dtránn, (i) nothing can last for ever, (ii) things will eventually settle down.
Cá mhéad ceann ann? ~. How many (things) are there? Three.
Ar mhéad a grá uime, so great was her love for him.
