ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Ó oifig agus ó dhúchas, in virtue of office and inheritance.
Thug sé leis ó dhúchas é, he inherited it; it comes naturally to him.
Tá an ceol inti ó dhúchas, she is musical by nature; she comes of a musical family.
Tá an teanga ó dhúchas aige, he is a native speaker of the language.
Éireannach, fear uasal, ó dhúchas, a born Irishman, gentleman.
Ó dhúchas agus ó shinsearacht, by birthright and seniority.