ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Duine ~ a dhéanfadh é, only an exceptional person would do it.
Sciurdann éan as gach ~, ‘a bird darts out of every flock’, exceptional characters are to be found in all communities.
~ a bhí ann, it was more than could normally be expected, it was exceptional.
Bhí an oíche aréir ~ (le fuacht), last night was exceptional (as regards cold).
Cás ar leith, separate, exceptional, case.
~eann gráinne ón scilligeadh, ‘a grain escapes from the shelling,’ exceptional characters are to be found in all communities.