TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
cniog1, m. (gs. ~, pl. ~aí). 1. Rap, tap; blow. ~ ar ailt, a rap on the knuckles. 2. (In phrase) Ná bíodh ~ asat, don’t make a sound. Ní raibh cor ná ~ astu, they neither moved nor spoke.
cniog2, v.t. (vn. ~adh m, gs. & pp. ~tha). Rap, tap; strike. Duine a chniogadh sa cheann, to rap s.o. on the head. Tá sé ~tha, he is beaten.