TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
fothain, f. (gs. -ana). 1. (a) Shelter. ~ a thabhairt do rud, to shelter, screen, sth. Dul ar ~, to take shelter. ~ a bheith agat (ó), to be sheltered (from). Faoi fhothain, sheltered, screened. I bh~, faoi fhothain, an oileáin, under the lee of the island. Ar thaobh na fothana, on the sheltered, leeward, side. (b) Sheltered, secluded, place. 2. Discretion. Níl aon fhothain ann, he has no discretion, can’t keep a secret.