TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
coipeáil2 = coip.
coipeadh, m. (gs. -pthe). 1. vn. of coip. 2. Fermentation; froth, foam, lather. ~ leachta, fermentation of liquid. ~ cúir, uanáin, froth. Bhí ~ cúir lena bhéal, he was foaming at the mouth. Cuir ~ maith den ghallúnach orthu, lather them well with soap. Tháinig ~ ar lucht an chruinnithe, the people at the meeting became agitated. Tháinig leá choipeadh na habhann orthu, they melted away (like foam on the river). (Var: coipe f, coipeáil1f)