TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
gé1, f. (gs. ~, pl. ~anna). Goose. 1. ~ bhánéadanach, ~ (bheag) fhionn, white-fronted goose. ~ dhubh, (dark-breasted) brent goose. ~ ghobghearr, pink-footed goose. ~ ghiúrainn, barnacle goose. ~ ghlas, greylag goose. ~ fhiáin, (i) wild goose, (ii) F: wanderer, vagrant, (iii) Hist:na Géanna Fiáine, the Wild Geese. Prov: Ní faide gob na ~ ná gob an ghandail, what is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. S.a. borradh1 2, craiceann 5. 2. Cu: An ghé bheag, goose giblets. 3. F: Tóin na ~, ace of hearts. S.a. crúb 4, 5. (Var: m)
gé2 = cé3.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ na huibhe circe, an éin ghé, na gloine, na fola, gentle treatment; coddling.
~ an éin gé, na raithní, na sailí, rapid growth (as of a gosling, fern, willow).
~ gé, giorria, very light sleep.
caorach, gabhar, géanna, number of sheep, goats, geese, equated to a heifer for grazing purposes.
~ ghé, lus coise gé, goosefoot.
5. ~ circe, gé, gooseflesh.
~ circe, lachan, gé, chick, duckling, gosling.
Gé, lacha, fhiáin, wild-goose, wild-duck.
~ (beag) na ngéanna, Indian summer.
Tá ~ beag na ngéanna aige, he has his Indian summer, is enjoying himself (in his declining years).
D’~ siad gé, ar ghé, they played for a goose.
~ gé, lachan, goose’s, duck’s, foot.
~ géanna, flock of geese.
Tá ~ géanna aici, she has a flock of geese.
~ chirce, ghé, lachan, hen-, goose-, duck-, egg.