Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
mótarscuadrún
mótartharracóir
mótarthrúpa
mótarú
mothach
mothachas
mothachtáil
mothaigh
motháil
mothaille
mothaithe
mothaitheach
mothaitheacht
mothálach
mothálacht
mothall
mothallach
mothallachán
mothallaí
mothallaigh
mothallán
mothallóg
mothán
mothaigh, v.t. & i. 1. Feel. (a)Teas, pian, ocras, a mhothú, to feel heat, pain, hunger. Mhothaigh mé faoi mo chosa é, I felt it under my feet. Mhothaigh sé ina chnámha é, he felt it in his bones. Mothaím mé féin ag éirí fuar, I feel myself getting chilly. (b)~ an fhíneáltacht atá san éadach sin, feel the fineness of that cloth. ~ an mhéid atá ann, feel the size of it. Ag mothú a bhealaigh, feeling his way. 2. Sense, perceive. Mhothaigh mé ar an amharc a thug sé orm (go), I sensed by the look he gave me (that). Mothaím go bhfuil fearg ort liom, I feel you are angry with me. Níor mhothaigh mé an lá ag imeacht, I didn’t notice the day passing. Tháinig siad orm sular mhothaigh mé, they caught me unawares. S.a. fad 5. 3. Hear. Mhothaigh mé a choiscéim, I heard his footsteps. An mothaíonn tú an callán atá acu? Do you hear the noise they are making? Níor mhothaigh mé a leithéid riamh, I never heard the like of it. 4. Boladh a mhothú, to become aware of a smell. 5. Miss. Mothaím uaim iad, I miss them, feel their loss. 6. Become conscious; bestir oneself, awake. 7. Folk: Overlook, cast a spell upon. Beithíoch a mhothú, to bewitch an animal.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ a bheith agat ar rud, to be able to feel sth., to be conscious of sth.
Níl ~ aige ar theas ná ar fhuacht, he is insensible to heat or cold.
Ní raibh ~ aige ar mo chuid cainte, he didn’t realise I was talking, didn’t hear me speak.
Bíodh ~ ionat, keep your wits about you; bestir yourself.
An ~ a chailleadh, to lose the sense of touch; to lose perception; to lose consciousness.
Duine gan mhothú, insensate person; unconscious person.
Tá sé ina chnap gan mhothú, he is an insensate heap, he is dead to the world.
Méara gan mhothú, numb, dead, fingers.
Níl ~ ar bith i mo chosa, I have no feeling in my legs.
Tháinig an ~ arís ann, he regained consciousness; his sensitivity was restored.
Teacht gan mhothú ar dhuine, to come unnoticed upon s.o., to take s.o. unawares.
~ feirge, éada, touch of anger, of jealousy.
Chuir sé ~ feirge orm, he stung me to anger.
