Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
stainceach
staincín
stainge
stainnín
stainníneach
stáinse
staipéal
stair
stáir
staireog
stáirfeach
stairí
stairíocht
stairiúil
stairiúlacht
stairrfeach
stairric
stáirse
stáirseáil
stáirsín
stáirsiúil
stairtheoir
stáisiún
stair, f. (gs. ~e, pl. -artha). 1. History. ~ na tíre, the history of the country. Ag foghlaim ~e, learning history. Leabhar ~e, history-book. Ó thús ~e, from the dawn of history. 2. Account, story. ~ Earcail, the story of Hercules. Tá startha fada aige ar na daoine a tháinig roimhe, he tells lengthy stories of the people who came before him. Startha suilt, humorous anecdotes. Ag tabhairt startha ar dhaoine, telling tales, spreading reports, about people. Lig de do startha, stop your gossiping. 3. Lit: Repute, fame. Fear ab ard ~, a man of high renown. Bean is fearr ~, a woman of fairest fame.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Deir lucht staire linn, historians inform us.
~ ar stair, ar theangacha, ignorant of history, of languages.
Tá ~ staire leis, it is based on history.
Cuireadh ~eanna staire orainn, we were asked questions in history.
Stair dhiaga, scriptural history.
amhrán, scéalta, staire, song-, story-, history-, book.
~ staire, teangacha, the teaching of history, of languages.
Stair, leabhair, ~, sacred history, books.
An ~ staire, the history paper.
~ staire, historiographer.
Stair, filíocht, a ~, to write history, poetry.
Chuaigh sé le stair, he went in for history.
