ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Ginideach, ochslaíoch, ~a, genitive, ablative, of description.
~í (aithne, sóirt), identifying marks; description, appearance.
Tugadh a chomharthaí (sóirt) dom, I was given a description of him.
Thug sí a chosúlacht dom, she gave me a picture, a description, of him.
Níl ~ síos (le déanamh) air, it defies description.
Níl léamh ná scríobh ná ~ béil air, it defies all description.
Níl ~ sna leabhair air; níl ~ ná scríobh (ná insint béil) air, it passes comprehension, defies description.
~ amach, issue; display, demonstration, show; description.