TORTHAÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
essential. 1 a. a Eisintiúil. b Riachtanach. Essential foodstuffs, ábhair riachtanacha bia. It is essential that a doctor should be called, ní foláir fios a chur ar dhochtúir. Prudence is essential, caithfear bheith críonna. c See OIL1 2 s. Riachtanas m, buntréith f. ► essentially, adv. Go bunúsach.