Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
sornaire
sornán
sornchoire
sornchruanta
sornóg
soróg
soroinnte
sórt
sórtáil
sórtálaí
sorthan
sorthanach
sos
sosadh
sósáilte
sósar
soscartha
soscéala
soshannta
soshaothair
soshásta
soshínte
sost
sórt, m. (gs. & npl. sóirt, gpl. ~). Sort; kind, variety. 1. An ~ duine atá ann, the sort of person he is. An ~ aimsire a bhí againn, the sort of weather we had. Rudaí den ~ sin, such things. Gloine de shórt éigin, a glass of some sort. Daoine dá ~, people of their stamp. Diúlach dá shórt féin, a fellow like himself. Ball maith dá shórt, a good article of its kind. Ná habair dada dá shórt, say nothing of the sort. Bhí gach uile shórt dá fheabhas acu, they had everything of the best. Idir gach uile shórt, between one thing and another. Ach le gach uile shórt d’imigh sé, but finally he went away. S.a. comhartha 8. 2. Bhí ~ eagla orthu, they were a bit afraid. Thug mé ~ déanaimh air, I did it in a sort of way. Tá ~ pinn agam, I have a pen of sorts. Fuair sí ~ fir, she got a husband of sorts. 3. (As adv.) ~ amaideach, déanach, somewhat foolish, late.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~í (aithne, sóirt), identifying marks; description, appearance.
Tugadh a chomharthaí (sóirt) dom, I was given a description of him.
Ní cóta a bhí air ach ~í sóirt, he was not wearing a coat but only an excuse for one.
Léifidh mé dó cén sórt duine é, I’ll let him know what sort of person he is.
~ dá sórt, more of their sort.
