TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
cáitheadh, m. (gs. -ite). 1. vn. of cáith2. 2. (a) Gaoth cháite, winnowing wind, light breeze. (b) Spray. ~ farraige, mara, na dtonn, spindrift, spume. (c) ~ sneachta, whirling snow-flakes, fall of snow.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Ag ~eadh báistí, pouring rain.
Bhí sé ag ~eadh allais de, he was sweating profusely.
Ag ~eadh piléar linn, spraying us with bullets.
Bhíodar cáite againn, we had them beaten, we had exhausted their resources.
Tá sé cáite ag an obair, he is worn out with work.
2. ~ (cáite), winnowing fan.