Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
súghmaire
súghmhar
súghóg
súghrac
súgrach
súgracht
súgradh
suí
suib
suibhe
suibhiscéal
suibhiscéalaí
suibiacht
suibiachtachas
suibiachtaí
suibiachtúil
suibiachtúlacht
súibrin
súibriniú
súiche
súicheach
súicheacht
suidh
suí could be a grammatical form of:
suigh »
suí, m. (gs. as s. ~, as vn. suite; pl. ~onna). 1. vn. of suigh. 2. Sitting position. Bhíomar inár ~ timpeall, ar na binsí, ar aghaidh a chéile, we were sitting around, on the benches, facing one another. Tá siad ina ~ ansin go suaimhneach, they are sitting there peacefully. Bí i do shuí, be seated. Dá mbeadh áit ~ agam, if I had a place to sit. Bhí ~ táilliúra air, he was sitting cross-legged (like a tailor). Ná bíodh an ~ scartha sin ort, don’t sit with your legs apart like that. S.a. seomra. 3. (a) State of being arisen. Duine a chur ina shuí ar maidin, to get s.o. out of bed in the morning. Tá siad ina ~ go luath, they are up early. Bhíomar inár ~ ar feadh na hoíche aige, we sat up all night with him. Tá an ghrian ina ~, the sun has risen. S.a. éirigh 1. (b) State of being roused. Tá an urchóid ina ~, there is mischief afoot. Chuir sé an iaróg ina ~, he started a row. 4. Session. Bhí an Dáil ina ~, the Dáil was in session. Níl an chúirt ina ~ inniu, the court is not sitting today. ~ speisialta, special sitting. ~onna na Féile Bríde, Hilary sittings. 5. (a) Seat, location. Tá an teach ina shuí ar bharr aird, the house is situated on top of a height. An baile a bhfuil tú i do shuí ann faoi láthair, the town in which you are located at present. ~ faire, watching-place. ~ seilge, hunting-station. ~ rí, royal seat. (b) Situation, position. Tá siad ina ~ go te, they are comfortably placed, well off. Tá ~ socair oraibh anseo, you are in a quiet situation here. Níl ~ suaimhnis agam leo, they won’t let me sit in peace. ~ an athar i dteach an mhic, a father’s (uncomfortable) position in his son’s house. S.a. foras1 3(a). 6. Squatting; encampment. Tá siad ina ~ ar mo chuid talaimh le mí, they have been squatting on my land for the past month. ~ forbhaise, siege encampment. 7. (Of hatching) Cearc ina ~ ar uibheacha, a hen sitting on eggs. 8. Set, determined. Tá siad ina ~ ar oíche a dhéanamh de, they are set on making a night of it. 9. Setting, letting. ~ talún, tithe, letting of land, of houses. 10. Lit: Seat, buttocks.
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IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Déan do chomhrá ó b’~ leat suí, have a chat since you seldom sit down.
Suí ar bhinse, to sit on a bench.
Is fearr suí ar an scáth ná suí ar an m~ folamh, a bad bush is better than the open field.
Suí chun boird, to sit down to table.
Ní raibh an dara suí sa bhuaile ann, there was no alternative.
Suí i m~ duine, to take advantage of s.o.
~ a shuí, a scaoileadh, to pitch, strike, camp.
Bhí sé de cheart acu suí, they were entitled to sit; they should have sat down.
Suí ~ boird, to sit down to table.
Chlis sé suas, as a chodladh, as a shuí, he started up, out of his sleep, out of his seat.
Suí sa chlúid, to sit in the chimney-corner, beside the fire.
Suí i g~, to sit in a corner.
Suí ag ~a an bhoird, to sit at the foot of the table.
Ina suí ag a g~, sitting down to their meal.
~ ina suí, court in session.
Suite go ~, firmly based, established.
Tine, leaba, áit suí, campa, a dhéanamh, to make a fire, a bed, a place to sit, a camp.
Áit suí a dhéanamh do dhuine, to make room for s.o. to sit.
Atá ina shuí ar dheaslámh Dé, who sits at the right hand of God.
Éirí i do shuí, to sit up, to rise.
Éirí i do shuí, to sit up, to rise from recumbent position.
Níl ~ suí agam, I haven’t time to sit.
~acht i do shuí, i do sheasamh, to remain sitting, standing.
Suí ~ charraig, to sit under a rock.
Tá sé i bh~; tá suí forais air, it is firmly fixed, steady.
Níor tháinig suí ná ~ air, he neither stopped nor stayed, never rested.
Ina shuí ar a ghaireanáta, sitting on his hunkers.
Bhí sé ina shuí ansin agus ~ focal as, he sat there without saying a word.
Bhí sé ina shuí ansin ag déanamh a ghearáin leis féin, he sat there feeling sorry for himself.
~ a chur ina shuí, to start a hare; to bring up a matter for discussion, to start an argument.
~ suí, seating accommodation.
Ná déan ~ suite de, don’t take it for an accomplished fact.
Suí go maidin, to sit up till morning.
Suí ar do ghúngaí (beaga), to sit on one’s hunkers.
Bheith i do luí, i do shuí, i do sheasamh, to be lying, sitting, standing.
~ a thógáil, a chothú, a chur ina suí, to cause, promote, stir up, a quarrel.
Tá sé ~ chomh maith againn suí, we may just as well sit.
Tá sé chomh maith agat suí le seasamh, you may as well sit as stand.
Ná bí i do shuí i ~ uainn, don’t sit apart from us.
Níor ~ leo suí, they didn’t choose to sit down.
Suí go ~, to sit till morning, all night.
Suite ar ~, pivoted.
Tá tú ~ i do shuí ansin, you must be weary sitting there.
agus) Agus mé i mo shuí anseo liom féin, as I sit here all alone.
Ná bí i do shuí ansin ag meabhrú, don’t sit there in a brown study.
Más ~ leat suí, if you like to sit.
Ó ba mhian leis suí, since he wished to sit.
~adh i do shuí, i do sheasamh, to sit, stand, up suddenly.
A ~ duit suí nó seasamh, (i) you may sit or stand as you please, (ii) whether you sit or stand.
Bheadh ~ chomh maith againn suí, we might as well sit.
