Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Gramadach
Foghraíocht
íon
ioná
íona
Iónach
íonacht
ionaclaigh
ionaclú
ionad
ionadach
ionadacht
ionadaí
ionadaigh
ionadaíocht
ionadán
ionadas
ionadh
ionadluach
ionadú
ionadúil
ionaí
ionaibh
íonaigh
ionailt
ionad, m. (gs. & npl. -aid, gpl. ~). Place. 1. (a) Recognized or appointed place, position. ~ coinne, trysting-place, rendezvous. ~ faire, watching-place. ~ cosanta, defence post. ~ dídine, place of refuge. ~ catha, scene of battle. ~ troda, fight venue. ~ siamsa, place of amusement. ~ saoire, holiday resort. ~ léinn, centre of learning. Nau: ~ comhraic, action station. ~ tine, fireplace. ~ aicíde, plague spot. Rud a chur ina ~ féin, to put sth. in its proper place. Cuir an bia in ~ a chaite, set the food on the table, serve the food. As ~, out of place; out of joint. Cuireadh as a n-ionaid iad, they were moved from their places. Tá a ghualainn as ~, his shoulder is dislocated. (b) Site. ~ tí, site of house. (c) Mark, trace. ~ iomaire, trace of ridge. ~ coise sa ghaineamh, footprint in the sand. (d) Particular part (in book). In ~ eile sna Soiscéil, in another part of the Gospels. San ~ thuas, in the above passage. (e) Natural, native, place. Lit:An tír seo ní hí m’~, this country is not my homeland. (f) Space. ~ dhá bhó, place for two cows. 2. Station, rank, post. (a) ~ ard a bhaint amach, to attain a high place. A ~ sa saol, his station in life. Lit: Cuireadh in ~ ríona í, she was given a place befitting a princess. (b) Tá ~ sa Dáil aige, he has a seat in the Dáil. Fuair sí ~ aimsire, she got a position as a servant. 3. Substitution, succession. ~ duine, ruda, a dhéanamh, to take the place of s.o., sth. Rud a chur in ~ ruda eile, to substitute one thing for another. Déanfaidh sé ~ boird (dúinn), it will do (us) for a table. Rinne sí ~ máthar dó, she was like a mother to him. Tá tú ag déanamh ~ do choda féin de, you are treating it as if it were your own. Tháinig sé i m’~, he came in my place. Fear ionaid, deputy. Fear ionaid rí, viceroy. Fear ionaid Chríost ar talamh, Christ’s vicar on earth. 4. (a) In ~, in place of, instead of. In ~ labhairt liom, instead of speaking to me. In ~ a mhic, instead of his son. (b)Lit: In return for. In ~ marfa a dhá iníon, as indemnity for the killing of his two daughters. Bó ar ~ bó, a cow for a cow. (Var: pl. ~a, ~acha)
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Lá, ionad, coinníollacha, a ainmniú, to specify a day, a place, conditions.
~ an ceann seo ina ionad, substitute this one for it.
Ionad duine a dhéanamh, to take, act in, s.o.’s place.
Ionad ~a, manufacturing centre.
~ ionaid, deputy.
~ ionaid Chríost, Christ’s vicar.
Go gcuire Dia an líonadh in ionad an fholmhaithe chugat, may God increase rather than diminish your store.
Ghabhamar ionad cosanta, we took up a defensive position.
Ionad a ghreamú duit féin, to secure a place for oneself.
~ ionaid, shift of ground.
~eadh dó an t-ionad, he was told how to find the place.
Cuir ina n-ionaid féin faoi ~ iad, put them in their respective places.
Páipéar, ionad, vótála, voting-paper, polling-booth.
