Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
péas
peasair
peasairín
peasán
peasánach
peasc
peasghadaí
peata
peataireacht
péatar
péataróir
peatúinia
pébí
peic
péic
péice
péiceallach
peiceanna
peicín
péicíneach
peicteach
peicteáit
peicteos
peata, m. (gs. ~, pl. ~í). Pet. 1. ~ linbh, uain, éin, pet child, lamb, bird. ~ beag a mháthar, his mother’s little darling. ~ beag an teaghlaigh, the Benjamin of the family. ~ gan mhúineadh, unmannerly child. ~ caillí, ‘an old woman’s pet’, pampered child, no-good person. Is é an ~ greannmhar é, he is such a droll person. ~ a dhéanamh de rud, to make a pet of sth. S.a. mac 3. 2. ~ de lá, ~ lae, ‘pet’ day. Níl sa lá inniu ach ~, today’s good weather will not last.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Is ~ an peata an saol, there are many surprising turns in life.
Rinne siad peata di, they made a pet of her.
Is é an peata ~ ag a mháthair é, he is his mother’s darling.
