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tost could be a grammatical form of: toss »
EXACT MATCHES IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
tost1, m. (gs. ~a, pl. ~anna). 1. vn. of tost2. 2. Silence. i do thost, be silent, shut up. i do thost air, say nothing about it. i do thost liom orthu, dont mention them to me. Dfhan ina thost, he remained silent. Cuir ina thost é, silence him, make him shut up. Thit thost, he fell silent. Tháinig ~ ar an oíche, the night grew still. S.a. béal 1(b). 3 = sos.
tost2, v.i. Become silent. Thost an comhrá, an callán, the conversation, the noise, ceased. Nár chóir go dtostfá tamall? I wish you would stop talking for a while. Thost an ghaoth, the wind subsided. (Var: ~aigh)
RELATED MATCHES IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
PHRASES IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Is binn ~ ina thost, silence is golden.
~ ort! ~ ort nach mbíonn i do thost! Bother you! You talk too much!
Chuir ina thost é, I silenced him.
Codladh, tost, ~, deep sleep, silence.
~ i do thost, stay silent.
i do thost ~ air, say no more about it.
Bfhiúntaí a bheith ina thost, silence would become him better.
i do thost! Keep silent! Shut up!
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