ABAIRTÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
The child is fretting for its mother, tá an páiste ag caoineadh le cumha i ndiaidh a mháthar.
She cannot get over the loss of her child, ní féidir léi cumha an linbh a chur di.
To languish after s.o., sth., bheith ag meath (le cumha) i ndiaidh duine, ruda.
I feel very lonely, tá cumha an domhain orm.
I long for home, tá cumha orm i ndiaidh an bhaile.
To pine for s.o., for sth., bheith ag meath le cumha i ndiaidh duine, ndiaidh ruda.
He is pining for home, tá cumha air i ndiaidh an bhaile.
To sorrow after s.o., cumha a bheith ort i ndiaidh duine.
To weary for the homeland, cumha a bheith ort i ndiaidh an bhaile.