Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Gramadach
Foghraíocht
loiteog
loitheán
lóithne
loitiméir
loitiméireacht
loitmhilleadh
loitthe
lom
loma
lóma
lomach
lomacht
lomadh
lomaíocht
lomair
lomairceach
lomaire
lomairt
lomáisteach
loman
lomán
lománach
lom-angar
lom1, m. (gs. loim). 1. Bare thing, bareness. ~ an chirt a thabhairt do dhuine, to do bare justice to s.o. ~ na fírinne, the naked truth. ~ an donais, rank bad luck. Le ~ diabhlaíochta, out of pure devilment. 2. Openness, exposure. (Ar) ~ an urláir, an bhóthair, an mhachaire, na farraige, (on) the open floor, road, plain, sea. Tá sé ina ~ trá, the tide is fully out. Idir an lag is an ~, at low water, between ebb and flow. Faoi ~ na gaoithe, exposed to the wind. Bhí ~ na gaoithe orainn, the wind was dead against us. 3. Opening for attack. An ~ a fháil ar dhuine, to get a chance at s.o. 4. Nakedness, poverty. ~ is leatrom, poverty and affliction. Mo ~! Alas! 5. Ar ~, bare, without trimmings. Rud a ithe ar ~, to eat sth. dry, without condiment. Chuir sé a bhróga ar ~ air, he put on his shoes without stockings. Cards:Cuireata ar ~, lone knave. 6. De ~, on purpose.
lom2, a1. 1. Bare. (a)Tír ~, bare, bleak, country. ~ó chrainn, bare of trees. Páirc ~, bare, close-cropped, field. Ar an talamh ~, on the bare ground. San úir ~, in the bare earth. Chomh ~ le mo bhos, le croí mo bhoise, as bare as the palm of my hand. (b)Teach ~, bare, unfurnished, unstocked, house. Ballaí ~a, bare walls. (c)Éadach ~, threadbare clothing. Meamram ~, thin parchment. ~ caite, bare and worn. (d)Caora ~, shorn sheep. Coirce ~, husked, clean, oats. (e)Lann ~, bare, unsheathed, blade. Teanga ~, sharp tongue. Breitheamh ~, strict judge. (f)An fhírinne ~, the naked truth. Cuntas ~, bare, unadorned, account. Stíl ~, bald style. (g)Eiteach ~, flat refusal. Chuir sé ina luí go ~ orm é, he made it quite plain to me. (h)Bheith ~ dealbh, to be utterly destitute. Tá do dhóthain go ~ ann, it is barely enough for you. (i)Cards:Cuireata ~, unguarded knave. S.a. léarscáil. 2. Thin. (a)Duine, ainmhí, ~, thin, spare, person, animal. Ceathrúna ~a, lean quarters. (b)Leite ~, thin porridge. Bainne ~, skim milk. Chomh ~ leis an uisce, as dilute as water. 3. Close. (a)Gruaig, ingne, a bhearradh go ~, to cut hair, nails, closely. Beir go ~ air, get a close grip on him. (b)~ar, chun, close to, against. Dul ~ ar an ngaoth, chun na gaoithe, to sail close to the wind. Bhí an ghaoth ~ orainn, the wind was against us. Lean siad go ~ orainn, they followed us closely. (c)~le, open to. Tá an áit seo ~ le gach uile aird ghaoithe, this place is open to every wind. 4. (Used intensively with other adjective or with adverb) ~ díreach, straight, direct; right away. Go ~ láidir, right forcefully. Bheith ~ dáiríre, to be in dead earnest. ~ láithreach, there and then; right now.
lom3, v.t. & i. (pp. ~tha). 1. Lay bare; strip, denude. Páirc a ~adh, to crop, mow, a field closely. Caora a ~adh, to shear a sheep. ~ sé mé, he fleeced me. Teach a ~adh, to strip a house. An clár a ~adh, to sweep the board. ~ sé an t-aon orm, (i) he beat my ace, (ii) he left me with an unprotected ace. 2. Become bare. ~adh sna cnámha, to become bare-boned. Tá sé ag ~adh sa cheann, he is getting thin on top. Na coillte ag ~adh, the forests becoming denuded. 3. (a)Seol, scód, a ~adh, to haul in a sail, a sheet. (b)~adh (isteach) ar dhuine, to close in on s.o.; to attack s.o. ~aigí orthu! Have at them!
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ bearrtha, lom, skim-milk.
Níl ann ach na ~í fuara, na ~í loma, there is nothing but the bare walls.
~ lom, thin porridge, gruel.
Lom ~, in real earnest.
Ag ~áil lom ar an ngaoth, sailing close to the wind.
Dul lom ar an n~, to sail close to the wind.
~ baill, ~ bonn; lom ~, on the spot, instantly.
Tháinig loime na ~ orthu, they became impoverished.
Ar an ~ lom, on the bare ground.
Chomh lom leis an ~, as bare as a rock.
~ lom, skeletal map.
~ lom an Bhíobla, the plain text of the Bible.
~ uisce, leanna, sip of water, of ale.
Mír is ~, bit and sup.
~ na tíre, bareness, bleakness, of the countryside.
~ éadaigh, threadbareness, scantiness, of clothing.
~ géag, bareness, thinness, of limbs.
~ beatha, meagreness of living standard.
~ stíle, baldness of style.
~ teanga, sharpness of tongue.
~ gaoithe, bleakness of wind; openness to wind.
~ caorach, sheep-shearing.
~ eaglaise, despoliation of church.
~ an Luain, unlucky undertaking, misfortune.
Mo ~ Luain! Woe is me!
An leá Dia agus an ~, the ne’er-do-well and the utterly destitute.
Folamh, glan, lom, ó, empty, clear, bare, of.
Is mó an torann ná an ~ (mar a dúirt an chaora leis an ngabhar a bhí á lomadh), much cry and little wool (as the sheep said of the goat being shorn).
~ (lom, dearg) orthu! Blast them!
