Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
péirseog
peirsil
Peirsis
peirspictíoch
peirspictíocht
peirspictíochtas
péisiúr
péist
péistchruthach
péisteach
peisteal
péisteánach
péisteánacht
péisteanna
péisteog
péisteogach
péistí
peistil
péistiúil
péistphurgóid
peiteal
peith
peithiún
péist, f. (gs. ~e, pl. ~eanna). 1. (Fabulous) beast, reptile, monster. ~ mhór, monster; whale. ~ chon, ~ mhara, sea-serpent. ~ ghliogair, rattlesnake. S.a. cor1 5. 2. (a) Worm. ~ chrúcach, hookworm. ~ talún, earthworm. ~ phlánach, flatworm. Poll ~e, worm-hole (in potato). (b) ~ chabáiste, cháil, caterpillar (of white cabbage butterfly). ~ chapaill, large caterpillar. 3. Ich:~ an dá shúil déag, lamprey. ~ an tseoil, sail-fish. 4. Med: Vet: ~ eagaoise, worm affecting gizzard of bird. ~ eireabaill, ‘tailworm’ (in cattle). ~ ghoile, mawworm. ~ ribíneach, tapeworm. Ruathar ~eanna, attack of worms (in cattle). Tá ~eanna ar an leanbh, the child has worms. S.a. snaidhm1 1(c). 5. Dist: Worm. 6. (Fig. of person) Worm.
RELATED MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ péiste, worm-cast.
Péist chapaill, large caterpillar.
~ na péiste, cable-stitch.
~ leamhain, péiste, moth-, worm-, hole.
~ péisteanna, worm-powder.
~ na péiste, ‘serpent’s knot’ (as part of charm to cure colic in cattle)
