TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
nath, m. (gs. ~a, pl. ~anna). 1. Lit: Poem; song, refrain. 2. Proverbial saying, adage; epigram; saw, tag. Tá sé ina ~ againn, it is a common saying with us. Tá an domhan ~anna aige, he has a wealth of old saws, of witty expressions. Rinne siad ~ de, they made a cant phrase of it. 3. (In phrases) Ní dhéanfainn aon ~ de, I would think nothing of it. Ní haon ~ aige é, it is no trouble to him. Ná cuir aon ~ ann, pay no attention to it. (Var: f)