Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Gramadach
Foghraíocht
uchtúil
uchtúlacht
Úcráinis
Úcránach
úctha
úd
udalán
údar
údarach
údaracht
údaraigh
údarás
údarásach
údarásacht
údarú
Údás
udhacht
udhaim
udmhaille
udmhall
údramáil
ugach
úgamacht
údar, m. (gs. & npl. -air, gpl. ~). 1. Author, originator; source, origin. Is tú ~ na conspóide, you are the instigator of the dispute. Ní mé is ~ leis, I am not the person who started it. Is é sin ~ gach oilc, that is the root of all evil. 2. Author, writer. ~ leabhair, dáin, dráma, author of a book, of a poem, of a play. Údair mhóra na litríochta, the great authors of literature. 3. Authority, expert. Tá sé ina ~ ar an ábhar, he is an authority on the subject. Focal údair i mbéal amadáin, words of wisdom on the lips of a fool. Lit:~ saoirse, master-craftsman. 4. Authority, reliable evidence. Scéal a bhfuil ~ leis, a story that is well-founded. Tá ~ maith agam leis, I have it on good authority. Is tú féin m’~ leis, I have it on your own authority. An dtig leat ~ a chur le do chuid cainte? Can you substantiate what you say? Ráiteas gan ~, baseless statement. 5. Cause, reason. Bhí ~ gearáin aici, she had cause to complain. Thug sé ~ gáire dúinn, it gave us something to laugh about. Ní raibh ~ ar bith agat labhairt mar sin, you had no cause to speak like that. Ar bheagán údair, for little reason. S.a. bun1 5. 6. ‘Makings’. ~ sagairt, the ‘makings’ of a priest, a clerical student.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Is minic a chuaigh ~ thar údar, Homer sometimes nods.
Tá ~ agus údar agam leis, I can give source and authority for it.
Tá údar ~ agam leis, I have it from a creditable source.
~ chumadóra, údair, composer’s, author’s, royalty.
Le dea-mhéin an údair, with the author’s compliments.
~ gurb é is údar leis, because he brought it about.
Cúis, údar, a thabhairt le rud, to give a reason, an authority, for sth.
Údar gach ~ oilc, the author of every evil.
