TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
bailiú, m. (gs. -ithe). 1. vn. of bailigh1. 2. Collection; accumulation. ~ daoine, gathering, assembly.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Ag bailiú neide, gathering material for a nest.
Ag cruinniú roimhe is ag bailiú ina dhiaidh, gathering up everything he can lay hands on.
Ag bailiú oilc, festering, rankling.
5. Bheith bailithe de rud, to be fed up with sth.
Ag bailiú ~, collecting subscriptions.
Tá sé ag bailiú lóin chugam, he is laying something in store for me.
Bailiú ~í, stamp-collecting, philately.
Ag bailiú tís, trying to put a home together.