TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
eascann, f. (gs. -ainne, npl. ~a, gpl. ~). 1. Eel. ~ abhann, freshwater eel. ~ choncair, mhara, conger eel. Lámh in earr eascainne, greim ar eireaball eascainne, a slippery hold; a precarious way of living. 2. Reptile, snake. ~ nimhe, poisonous snake. S.a. sleamhain1 1.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Tháinig an eascann as a ~, the eel uncoiled itself.
Eascann ~, twisting, slippery, eel.
~ eascainne, the wriggling of an eel.
Chomh ~ le heascann, le heireaball eascainne, as slippery as an eel.
Eascann ag ~ ar an talamh, an eel slithering along the ground.