TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
ceardaí, m. (gs. ~, pl. -aithe).1. Artisan, craftsman. 2. Artful person. Nach é an ~ é? What a trickster!
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Sagairt, múinteoirí, ceardaithe, rialtóirí, a dhéanamh, to make priests, teachers, tradesmen, rulers.
D’~ sé ina cheardaí, ina dhuine uasal, he became a tradesman, a gentleman.
Freastal ar cheardaí, to help a tradesman.
Níor cheardaí an té a rinne é, whoever made it was no tradesman.
Ceardaí ~, finished craftsman.