TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
cuimhneamh, m. (gs. -nimh). 1. vn. of cuimhnigh1. 2. Remembrance; recollection, thought. Bhí mo chuimhneamh ort, I was thinking of you. ~ míosa, month’s mind. Beidh ~ míosa air, it will be specially remembered. Gan ~ ar chostas, without regard to cost. An bhfuil aon chuimhneamh ar imeacht agaibh? Have you any thought of leaving? Gan chuimhneamh, inadvertently. 3. Conception, plan. Is maith an ~ é, it is a good idea. (Var: cuimhneachtáil f, cuimhneachtain f, cuimhniú m)
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Cuimhneamh ar dhuine, ar rud, to remember s.o., sth.
Na mairbh a chuimhneamh, to remember, pray for, the dead.
Cuimhneamh ar rud a dhéanamh, to consider doing sth.
Bhí sé ag cuimhneamh ar dhul abhaile, he was thinking of going home.
Ag cuimhneamh ar a leas féin atá sé, he is consulting his own interest.
Ag cuimhneamh air sin, having regard to that.
Rud a chuimhneamh do dhuine, to remind s.o. of sth.
Beart a chuimhneamh, to think of a plan.
Ag cuimhneamh na bh~, reviving enmities, re-opening old sores.