Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Gramadach
Foghraíocht
diamhrach
diamhracht
diamhraigh
diamhróir
diamhróireach
diamhróireachas
dian
dianachainí
dianaigh
dianas
dianasach
dianbheart
dianbhreith
diancheart
dianchleachtadh
dianchosc
dianchúram
diandícheall
dianéag
dianghá
dianghoradh
dianghrá
Seans gur foirm é dian- de:
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dian1, f. (gs. déine). Lit: Name of a class of syllabic metre.
dian2, a. (gsm. déin, gsf. & comp. déine, npl. ~a).Intense, vehement; hard, severe. Tine dhian, intense fire. Tuile dhian, strong flood. Buinne ~ díleann, rushing torrent of water. Frasa ~a deor, floods of bitter tears. Rás ~, strenuous race. Buille ~, hard blow. Geimhreadh ~, rigorous winter. Comórtas ~, tough competition. Máistir ~, hard taskmaster. Breithiúnas ~, severe judgment. Bheith ~ ar dhuine, to be hard on s.o. Chuaigh sé ~ air, it went hard with him. Ag obair go ~, working hard. ~ díbhirceach, ~ dásachtach, fast and furious.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Ag obair chomh dian le ~ ithreach, working very hard.
Go dian ~, vehemently and furiously.
2. Rinne sé faoi mo dhéin, he made for me.
Faoi dhéin, to meet, to fetch.
Teacht, dul, faoi dhéin duine, to come, go, to meet, to fetch, s.o.
Ag teacht faoi mo dhéin, coming towards, for, me.
Cuireadh faoi dhéin an tsagairt, the priest was sent for.
Tá sé anseo agam faoi do dhéin, I have it here for you.
Dá gcuirfeá scéala faoi mo dhéin, had you sent me word, sent for me.
~ tine, tuile, stoirme, intensity of fire, of flood, of storm.
~ siúil, oibre, troda, strenuousness of walking, of work, of fighting.
~ urnaí, fervour of prayer.
~ an dlí, the rigour of the law.
~ an tsaoil, the rigours of life.
Ag ~t go dian, suffering severely.
Ag machnamh go dian, thinking hard.
Bhí sé ina mháistir dian ag na hoibrithe, the workers found him a hard taskmaster.
Tá tú ~ dian air, you are a bit too hard on him.
Ag ~ go dian, running hard.
Ag ~ go dian, studying hard.
Tháinig sé dian orm cos a choinneáil leis, it was as much as I could do to keep step with him.
Ag teacht faoina dhéin, coming to fetch it.
Dian i d~, fierce in fray.
