Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
meata
meatach
meatachán
meatacht
méataireacht
meatán
meath
meath-
méath
meathach
meathadh
méathaigh
meathaíocht
meathaithne
meathal
meathalach
meathalaigh
meathalóir
meathán
meathanas
meathánta
meathard
méathas
meath-3, pref. 1. Failing, fading, weak. 2. Middling, moderately, fairly, rather.
meath1, m. (gs. ~a).1. vn. of meath2. 2. Decline, decay, decadence; failure. ~ curaíochta, tionscail, decline of tillage, of industry. ~ tíre, pobail, decline of country, of population. ~ uirbeach, urban blight. ~ póir, failure of seed. ~ sláinte, failing health. Tá ~ amhairc, cuimhne, misnigh, air, his sight, memory, courage, is failing. Tá ~ ar a ghné, he is losing his appearance. Tháinig ~ ar na barra, the crops failed. Níl ~ ar bith go fóill ort, you haven’t failed a bit. Níor chuir sin ~ air, that didn’t deter, discourage, him. Tá ~ do bharúla ort, you are wrong in your opinion. Bhí ~ an mhargaidh, na malairte, na mullóige, orm, I got the worst of the bargain. Dul ar ~, to decline. Gan mheath, without fail.
meath2, v.t. & i. (pp. -ata). 1. Decline, decay, fail, deteriorate. Síolta, barra, ag ~, seeds, crops, failing. Coillte ag ~, woods decaying. Talamh ag ~, land deteriorating. Cine ag ~, a race degenerating. Céadfaí, intleacht, ag ~, bodily senses, intelligence, becoming impaired. Solas ag ~, light fading. Mheath a shláinte, his health failed. Is mór a mheath sé le gairid, he has failed a lot lately. S.a. barúil12, leath1II 1(a).2. Waste, fritter away. Ag ~ an lae, wasting the day. Tá tú ag ~ do chuid airgid, you are frittering away your money. Ná bí dár ~ mar sin, don’t be wasting our time like that.
meath4, m = meá1.
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IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Níor mheath mo bharúil orm, I judged rightly.
Is fearr ~ ná meath, something is better than nothing.
Tá cuma mheata orthu, they have a sickly appearance.
Aghaidh mheata, pale, thin, face.
Croí ~, faint, craven, heart.
Gníomh ~, cowardly, dastardly, deed.
Duine ~ a dhéanfadh é, only an abject person would do it.
Meath na ~e, senile decay.
Ní raibh aon fhear meata ar a shliocht, no man of his stock was a coward.
Féachaint an fás nó meath a bhí ag dul ar na barra, to see whether the crops were growing or failing.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
An Mhí, an Mhucais, an Róimh, an Mheánmhuir, Meath, Muckish, Rome, the Mediterranean. (With
Níor ~eadh Mí de Mhaigh Uisnigh roimhe sin, the plain of Uisneach was not called Meath before then.
~ta na Mí, the grassy plains of Meath.
~ na Mí, the plains of Meath.
Ghluaiseamar ~ chlár na Mí, we proceeded through the plains of Meath.
