Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Gramadach
Foghraíocht
domlas
domlasta
domlastacht
domoladh
domplagán
domuíoch
don
dona
donacht
donadas
donagar
donaí
donaigh
donáil
dónaing
donaíocht
donaire
donaireacht
donaisín
donál
Dónall
donán
donas
dona1, a3. 1. Unfortunate, unlucky. Duine ~, unfortunate person. Is ~ (mar) a d’éirigh dó, it was an unfortunate occurrence for him, it was hard luck on him. Is ~ an scéal é, it is a sad state of affairs. Ba dhona an chomhairle dó é, he was ill-advised. Bhí sé ina sheasamh ansin go ndearna Dia duine ~ de, he stood there until he looked like a lost soul. S.a. fág2 5. 2. Bad. (a) Poor, wretched. Rud ~, poor sort of thing. Tá an aimsir go ~, the weather is very bad. Is ~ an leithscéal é, it is a poor excuse. Is ~ a bharúil dínn, he has a rather poor opinion of us. Is ~ a rinne sé é, it was a poor thing for him to do. Is ~ an rud nach fiú aire a thabhairt dó, it is a poor thing that is not worth minding. ~ go leor! Tá go ~! Too bad! (b) (Of ill-health, injury, etc.) Bheith go ~, to be seriously ill. Tá sé go ~ inniu, he is bad today. Tá sé ag breathnú go ~, he looks bad. Loiteadh go ~ é, he was badly hurt. Chuaigh sé go ~ dó, it affected him badly. (c) Olc maith nó ~, good bad or indifferent. (d) Is ~ a chreidfí é sin, it would be difficult to believe that. Is ~ a bhí sé in ann seasamh, he was scarcely able to stand.
dona2 = don1.
dona3 = dá4.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Go dona ag an Laidin, ag an léann, poor at Latin, learning.
Is dona mar a chaith mé mo bheart ina measc, I got on very badly with them.
Bhí an aimsir go dona, the weather was wretched.
Is dona do dháimh, there is little fellow-feeling in you.
D’~ go dona dom, I met with misfortune.
Is dona a ~adh thú nár chuir tú an báire, you let yourself down badly when you didn’t score the goal.
Tá seisean gach aon, gach uile, ~ chomh dona leo, he is every bit as bad as them.
Nach dona an ~ a bhí ann, he didn’t put up much of a struggle, didn’t last long.
Is dona an ~ a rinne siad, they put up a poor resistance.
