Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
rindreáil
rineaplaiste
rineascóp
rineolaíocht
ringear
ringiléad
riníteas
rinn
rinnbhuí
rinneach
rinnfheifeach
rinnfheitheamh
rinnghéar
rinnstua
rinnstuach
rinnteacha
rinnuillinn
rinse
rinseach
rinseáil
ríobal
rioball
ríobóid
rinn1, f. (gs. ~e, npl. reanna, gpl. reann). 1. Point, tip. ~ sleá, claímh, point of spear, of sword. ~ saighde, arrow-head. S.a. 6. ~ triantáin, vertex of triangle. ~ bachaille, tip of staff. Tá sé i ~ aon mhéire aige, he has it at his finger-tips. 2. Top, apex; culmination. Ó ~ go sáil, from head to heel. I ~ an choimheascair, at the height of the struggle. I ~ a oirircis, at the peak of his renown. 3. ~ (tíre), point of land, cape, promontory. Na reanna liatha, the grey headlands. 4. Pointed weapon; sharp-pointed instrument. Reanna agus faobhair, pointed and bladed weapons, spears and swords. Trí ~ agus fhaobhar, ‘by point and edge,’ by force of arms. Bás de ~, death by the sword. 5. Fig: Tá ~ ar an lá, the day is piercingly cold. Tháinig ~ ar a shúile liom, he looked daggers at me. 6. Bot: ~ roisc, eyebright. ~ dhearg, red-hot poker. ~ saighde, arrowhead. 7. Pros: Last word of verse-line. ~ agus airdrinn, stressed syllable at end of line rhyming with unstressed syllable of longer word at end of following line.
rinn2, m. (gs. & npl. reanna, gpl. reann). Star, planet. Na reanna neimhe, the heavenly, celestial, bodies.
rinn3 = rinne : déan2.
rinn4 = linn : le1.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Rinne siad ~ eatarthu féin, they made a mutual compact.
Rinne tú ~, it was quite an achievement for you.
Rinne sibh ~ fada aréir, you sat up late last night.
Níl ~ orm nach é, ná gurb é, a rinne é, I have no doubt that it was he who did it.
Rinne sé ~ é, he did it afterwards.
Rinne sé as a neart, as a stuaim, féin é, he did it by his own strength, ingenuity.
As aineolas a rinne sé é, he did it through ignorance.
Ní hé d’~ a rinne é, you are the very person who did it.
Rinne tú ~ séire de, you made a mess of it.
Rinne sé é le ~ baoise, sainte, he did it out of sheer folly, greed.
Nach cuma ~the cé a rinne é? It doesn’t matter in the least who did it.
Ní ~ duit nó is tú a rinne é, as sure as you are alive you did it.
Rinne tú obair mhaith, má tá, you did good work, however.
Rinne an deoch ~ dó, the drink cured him, made him feel better.
Rinne siad ~ den chreagán, they churned up the hard ground.
Rinne sé aon bholgam amháin de, he swallowed it at one gulp.
Rinne sé a bhotún, he made a mess of it.
Rinne na ba ~ den ghort, den choirce, the cows trampled the field, the oats.
Is ~ (mar) a rinne sé é, he acted foully, it was a mean thing for him to do.
Rinne sé ~ dá theaghlach, he gave precedence to junior member(s) of his family; he messed up his family.
Rinne sé ~, he kicked up a dust.
Rinne mé ~ ar do chuid, I made bold to take what belonged to you.
Rinne sé ~ báisín de féin ag ól, he drank himself dizzy.
Rinne an ghaoth ~ thoir, the wind settled in the east.
~ é mar rinne tú é? How did you do it?
Mar sin a rinne siad a g~ agus a gcumann le chéile, it was thus they pledged their friendship with each other.
Is minic a rinne bromach gioblach ~ cumasach, many a ragged colt made a noble horse.
Rinne mé an C~ ar an ól, I abstained from drink during Lent.
Cé a rinne é? Who did it?
Rinne sé (amach) as a cheann (féin) é, he did it out of his own head.
Rinne mise mar an g~, I did likewise.
Rinne tú ~ mhaith, you made a good purchase.
Ní cheapfá a rá gur mise a rinne é? You don’t mean to say that I did it?
Rinne tú droch-chearrbhachas, you played your hand badly.
Rinne tú an ~ leis, you did right by him.
Rinne sé an ~ eadrainn, he decided fairly between us.
Rinne sé a cheart oibre, he did his proper share of work.
Rinne tú i g~ é, you did it right; you did right.
3. Rinne an ghráinneog ~ di féin, the hedgehog curled itself into a ball.
Rinne sé ~ díom, he knocked me in a heap.
Ní as ~ a rinne sé é, he was not in his sober senses when he did it.
Na cineáltais a rinne siad orm, the kindnesses they showed me; the good things they offered me.
Rinne sé ~ fir, he played a man’s part.
Rinne sé ~eacha den doras, he shattered the door.
Rinne siad ~ den choirce, they trampled the oats.
Rinne sé ~ díom, he beat me into the ground, beat me hollow.
Chuir, chaith, rinne, sé ~, there was a shower.
Rinne mise an ~ céanna, I did the same thing.
Rinne an leanbh ~ liom, the child made strange with me, was afraid to come near me.
Rinne sé an chóir liom, he acted fairly towards me.
