TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
fánaí1, m. (gs. ~, pl. -aithe). 1. Wanderer, vagrant. 2. Casual worker; potterer. 3. Odd, chance, casual, person. Níor imigh ach ~ orthu, only an odd person escaped from them. (Var: fánadóir m)
fánaí2. 1. f. (gs. ~). (a) Wandering, vagrancy. (b) Casualness, haphazardness. Fear ~, casual, haphazard, worker. (c) Scarceness, rareness. Ag dul chun ~, becoming rare, disappearing. 2. gsf. & comp. of fánach.
fánaí3 : fána.