TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
pór, m. (gs. póir, pl. ~tha). 1. Seed. (a) ~ féir, prátaí, cabáiste, oinniún, hay-, potato-, cabbage-, onion-, seed. Práta póir, seed potato. ~ a chur, to sow seed. ~ agus síol, seeds of root-crops and grain-crops. Na ~tha a bhaint as úll, to seed an apple. Rite as ~, run to seed. (b) Breed, offspring. ~ caorach, eallaigh, breed of sheep, of cattle. ~ daoine, breed of people. Tá ~ Spáinneach ann, he has Spanish blood in him. Duine den phór, one of the breed. 2. Newly-sprung seed, braird. Tá ~ féir aige, he has a new growth of grass.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Prátaí póir a ~an, to set seed-potatoes.
Pór ag méadú, seed multiplying.
~ póir, multiplication of seed.
Níl ~ ceart póir iontu, they haven’t the right quality for seeding.
Mhionaigh an pór, the seed diminished.
Ag ~t póir, rooting up seed.