Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Gramadach
Foghraíocht
sceirte
sceit
sceite
sceiteach
sceiteacht
sceiteadh
sceiteog
sceith
scéith
sceithbhuille
sceithdhíonach
scéithe
sceitheach
sceitheadh
sceitheanna
scéithín
sceithire
sceithireacht
sceithphíopa
sceithreach
sceitidh
sceitimíneach
sceitimíní
sceith1, f. (gs. ~e, pl. ~eanna). 1. Vomit. ~ fola, blood-vomit. ~ mheisce, drunken vomit. 2. Spawning, spawn. ~ bhradán, spawning of salmon; salmon-spawn. ~ fhroig, frog-spawn. 3. Overflow; discharge, eruption; spreading. ~ abhann, overflow of river. ~ angaidh, discharge of pus. Tá sé ina ~ bhéil, everybody is talking about him, he has become a by-word. Ar ~, (filled to) overflowing. S.a. clár1 1(a). 4. Disintegration. ~ aille, crumbling of cliff. 5. Med: ~ aincise, quinsy. Physiol: ~ ailt, hard tumour on joint, node. 6. Var. vn. of sceith2. (Var: scéith1)
sceith2, v.t. & i. (pp. -ite). 1. Spew, vomit. Bia, deoch, a ~eadh, to vomit food, drink. Bhí sé ag ~eadh fola, he was spewing blood. ~ sé ar an urlár, he puked on the floor. 2. Spawn. Scadán sceite, spent herring. Bhí siad mar a ~feadh sé as a bhéal iad, they were the dead spit of him. 3. Overflow; pour forth, discharge, erupt. Bhí an abhainn ag ~eadh, the river was over-flowing its banks. ~ an t-uisce galach amach as na coirí, the boiling water poured out of the boilers. Píopa sceite, overflow pipe. ~ an fharraige isteach ar an talamh iad, the sea cast them in on the land. ~ siad thar na carraigeacha, they overspread the rocks. ~ na firmimintí, the heavens opened. 4. Give away, divulge; spread, disseminate. Rún a ~eadh, to divulge a secret. ~ an fhírinne air, he let the truth slip out. ~ an scéala ó bhéal go béal, the news spread from mouth to mouth. ~eadh ar dhuine, to inform on, betray, s.o. ~ siad orthu féin, they gave themselves away. 5. (a) Burst forth (into bud, bloom). Tá na rósóga ag ~eadh, the rose-trees are coming into bloom. (b) Burst open, explode. S.a. ros1 1. 6. Crumble, disintegrate. ~ an aill, the face of the cliff fell away. Tá an balla ag ~eadh, the wall is crumbling. S.a. aol1 1. 7. Peel off, scale. Craiceann ag ~eadh, skin peeling. 8. Fray, rip, unravel. 9. (Of iceberg, etc.) Calve. (Var:scéith2)
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ teilgthe, sceite, slaked lime.
~ aife, sceite, ebb, outflow, channel.
~ sceithe, mould-board.
choigeartaithe, chumhachta, ghreadta, ionraoin, mhuinchille, rialaithe, sceite, shúite, rectifying, power-, clack-, inlet-, sleeve-, governor-, safety-, suction-, valve.
Sceitheann, scileann, ~ fírinne, wine in, truth out.
Chomh ~ leis an aol, leis an eala, le cúr sceite, le sneachta na haon oíche, as white as lime, as a swan, as falling foam, as overnight snow.
Sceitheann, scileann, ~ mírún, drink reveals the ill intent,
Rún ~ sceithfinn, a secret which I would not reveal.
Lá sceite, scilligthe, an rois, ‘a day to make the lint blow’, a very warm day.
~ daonra, overspill of population.
~ an sceite, the spawning season. (Of birds)
