TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
toit, f. (gs. ~e, pl. ~eanna). Smoke. 1. (a) ~ a dhéanamh, (of fire, chimney) to smoke. ~ is tútán, smoke and smother. Prov: An áit a mbíonn ~ bíonn tine, there is no smoke without fire. (b) Vapour, steam. Ag baint ~e as an talamh, pounding the earth. Bhí siad ag baint ~e as a chéile, they were trouncing each other. Prov:Níl sa saol ach gaoth is ~, life is only wind and vapour. 2. ~ tobac, de phíopa, a smoke of tobacco, of a pipe. ~ a chaitheamh, to have a smoke. 3. F: Batch of shellfish, piece of meat, etc., roasted on embers.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ greim as an arán, toit as do phíopa, take a bite of the bread, a smoke of your pipe.
~ gal, toit, have a smoke.
Tá an tine ag ~amh toite, the fire is smoking.
Toit a dheireadh, it ends up in smoke.
~ le toit, smoke-begrimed.
Tá toit ag éirí as na tithe, there is smoke rising from the houses.
Bhí ~ i mo shúile ag an toit, the smoke made my eyes smart.
Duine a mhúchadh le toit, to suffocate s.o. with smoke.
Táimid ~ta ag an toit, we are stifled by the smoke.
Tá ~ deataigh, toite, againn, the smoke is pouring down on us.
~ deataigh, toite, smoke-hole.
Níl sa ~ ach gaoth agus toit, ‘the world is only wind and smoke’.
~tha ag an toit, suffocated with the smoke.
Toit is ~, sound and fury.