Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
tualangacht
tualas
tualascaí
tuama
tuamúil
tuann
tuanna
tuar
tuarachán
tuaraim
tuarascáil
tuarascálaí
tuarastal
tuarga
tuargain
tuargaint
tuarghort
tuarlofa
tuarnáil
tuartha
tuarthacht
tuarúil
tuas
tuar1, m. (gs. -air, pl. ~tha). 1. vn. of tuar4. 2. Sign, omen. (a) ~ trócaire, augury of mercy. ~ cogaidh, portent of war. ~ tubaiste, foreboding of tragedy. ~ dea-aimsire, indication of good weather. ~ sláinte dó é, it is a sign that he is recovering his health. B’olc an ~ dúinn é, it was a bad omen for us. Rinne sé ~ agus tairngreacht air, he prophesied it and foretold the signs of its coming. Tháinig an ~ faoin tairngreacht, the prophecy was fulfilled. (b) ~ ceatha, ~ báistí, rainbow.
tuar2, m. (gs. -air, pl. ~tha). 1. (a) Dung, manure. ~ bó, capaill, cow-, horse-, dung. ~ na n-éan, the droppings of birds. F: ~ cait is féasóg air! It’s all damned nonsense! (b) Manuring of land; manured land. 2. Cattle-field; sheep-run; pasture, lea. Na ba a chur don ~, to turn the cows out to pasture.
tuar3, m. (gs. -air, pl. ~tha). 1. vn. of tuar5. 2. Bleaching-green. Éadaí a chur ar ~, to put clothes out to bleach.
tuar4, v.t. (pp. ~tha). 1. Augur, forebode, presage. Ag ~ oilc, portending evil. Ag ~ báistí, showing signs of rain. Bhí sé á thuar dom, I had a foreboding of it. Tá sé á thuar le tamall, there have been indications of it for some time. Is fada mé á thuar, I have been predicting it this long time. Níor thuar mé a mhalairt duit, I knew it would happen to you. Tá mé ag ~ (go), I predict (that). 2. Deserve, merit. Is é a thuar tú duit féin, it is what you laid in store for yourself. Tá sé ag ~ tubaiste dó féin, he is courting disaster. Prov: ~ an t-ádh agus tiocfaidh sé, every man is the architect of his own fortune. Tá tú ag ~! You’ll catch it!
tuar5, v.t. & i. (pp. ~tha). 1. Bleach; blanch, whiten. Éadach, líon, a thuar, to bleach cloth, flax. Bhí a gcnámha ag ~ san fhásach, their bones lay whitening in the wilderness. Tá cuma thuartha air, he has a washy appearance. 2. Season. (a) Dry by exposure. Tá an féar sin ~tha go maith anois, that hay is well saved by now. (b) Inure. Duine a thuar le haimsir, le hobair, to accustom s.o. to climate, to work. Níl siad ~tha leis an anró go fóill, they are not inured to hardships yet. (c) Sate, weary (de, with). Tá mé ~tha den bhia, den obair, seo, I have had enough of this kind of food, work. (Var: vn. ~adh m)
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Chomh ~ le tuar ceatha, as bent as a rainbow, arched forward.
Chuir sí amach an t-éadach ar tuar, she put out the clothes to bleach.
(Na) gártha, tuartha, ~, shouts, signs, of welcome.
~ an chait (ar a thuar) a dhéanamh ar rud, to try to conceal the obvious; to do sth. in a cursory manner.
