EXACT MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
saothraí1, m. (gs. ~, pl. -aithe). Labourer, toiler; earner, bread-winner. ~ talún, tiller of soil. ~ fíniúna, vine-grower. Is maith an ~ é, he is a hard worker; he is a good provider. (Var: ~och m, saothraitheoir m)
saothraí2, gsf. & comp. of saothrach.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Saothraí ~, avaricious worker; glutton for work.
Tá an lá saothraithe agat, you have done a hard day’s work.
Gréas saothraithe, worked-out, elaborate, pattern.
Lucht saothraithe, earners.