TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
ionú, m. (gs. ~). (Proper) time, season, favourable opportunity. Tá an t-~ ann, the time has come. Dá mbeadh ~ agam air, if I had time to do it. Má fhaighim ~ chuige, if I get a chance at it. Fan le d’~, wait for your turn. Tá a ~ féin ag gach rud, there is a time for everything. ~ na n-éan, the nesting season. ~ na móna, the turf-cutting season. Tá sí gar dá h~, she is near her time. In ~ a bháis, at the time of his death. Má bhíonn ~ ón obair agam, if I get time off from work. As ~, out of season.