PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Leasainm a bhaisteadh ar dhuine, to give a person a nickname.
~ainm, by-name, nickname.
~ a thabhairt ar dhuine, to nickname s.o.
2. Mac Uí (Mo) L~, (nickname for) scraggy tail.
~ chaoch, (nickname for) sandpiper.
Éan ~, (nickname for) magpie.
~ na mbeann, (nickname for) the Devil.
Ainm, leasainm, a thabhairt ar dhuine, to give s.o. a name, a nickname.
Leasainm a thógáil, to acquire a nickname.