TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
eochair-5, pref. Marginal, -edged.
eochair-6, pref. Key.
eochair1, f. (gs. -chrach, pl. -chracha). 1. Key. (a) ~ dorais, tí, key of door, of house. An ~ a chasadh sa ghlas, to turn the key in the lock. Chas sé an ~ sa doras, he locked the door, abandoned the house. Faoi ghlas is ~, under lock and key. Poll eochrach, keyhole. (b) ~ thochraiste, winding key. ~ cloig, key of clock. ~ cruite, harp wrest. ~ veidhlín, violin peg. (c) ~ eolais, key to knowledge. ~ cóid, key (-word) to code. Mí na Bealtaine ~ na bliana, (the weather in) the month of May makes or mars the (crops of the) year. (d) Eochracha na bhflaitheas, the keys to the kingdom of heaven. 2. Tls: ~ sáibh, saw-set. 3. Arch: Keystone. 4. Mus: Clef. ~ an doird, an teanóir, na tribile, the bass, tenor, treble, clef.
eochair2, f. (gs. -chrach, pl. -chracha). Border, edge. Rud a chur ar a ~, to place sth. on its edge. Le h~ a láimhe, with the side of his hand. Ar ~ an locha, on the margin of the lake.
eochair3, f. (gs. -chrach, pl. -chracha). Top: Key, reef.
eochair4, s. (In phrase) In ~ dlí, liable to prosecution.
eochair7, f = eochraí1.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Fág an eochair aige, leave the key with him.
Ní aontaíonn an eochair leis an nglas, the key does not fit the lock.
Eochair, murlán, a chasadh, to turn a key, a knob.
~ eochrach, keyway. 5. Deep cut, gash.
~ eochrach, bunch of keys.
~ eochrach, shank of key.
~a eochrach, wards of key.
~ eochrach, barrel of key.
Fiacla eochrach, steps of key.
Eochair feasa foghlaim, learning is the key to knowledge.
~ airgid, eochracha, jingle of money, of keys.
~ eochrach, cast, impression, of key.
Shac mé an eochair sa ghlas, I stuck the key in the lock.
Ní rachaidh an eochair sa ghlas, the key won’t fit into the lock.
Eochair ~ éadach, fine feathers make fine birds.