TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
fairsing, a1. 1. (a) Wide, extensive; ample, spacious. Doras ~, wide door. Muinchille fhairsing, wide sleeve. Teach ~, spacious house. Machaire ~, broad plain. Radharc ~, extensive view. Níl an áit ~ go leor acu, there is not enough room for them in the place. Tá an blár fada ~ agaibh, you have plenty of space out in the open. Chuaigh an gháir go fada ~, the report spread far and wide. Tá an bád ag imeacht go ~, the boat is sailing large. Bhuamar go ~ orthu, we beat them by a wide margin. (b) Broad, general. Eolas ~, wide knowledge. Is ~ an cheist í, it is a broad question. Guí fhairsing ar son na marbh, a general prayer for the dead. 2. (a) Plentiful, abundant. Fómhar ~, abundant harvest. Seilg fhairsing, extensive hunting. Tá an t-airgead ~, money is plentiful. Chomh ~ le móin, le féar, le gaineamh na trá, as plentiful as turf, as grass, as the sand on the sea-shore. (b) Liberal, lavish, bountiful. Tá croí ~ aici, she is open-hearted. Tá bord ~ aige, he keeps a bounteous table. Roinn siad go fial ~ linn, they shared munificently with us. Dhíol tú an comhar go ~ liom, you requited me handsomely. (Var:fairsea(n)g a1, ~iúil a2)
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Bhí siad fairsing san áit seo (aon) uair ~, they were plentiful in this place formerly.
Is fairsinge an fheoil ná an t-iasc, meat is more plentiful than fish.
Teach ~ fairsing, fine roomy house.
~ gearr, fairsing, short, wide, turn.
Is fairsing Dia sa chúngach, the Lord will provide.
Tá ~ fada fairsing aige, let him go as he pleases.
Tá siad ag éirí fairsing, they are becoming plentiful.
~ a dhéanamh (do rud), to make room (for sth.).
~ a chur le rud, to widen sth.
~ éadaigh, fullness of cloth.
~ críche, breadth of territory.
~ ciorcail, extent of circle.
Tabhair ~ slí duit féin, allow yourself freedom of movement.
Tá fad is ~ ann, it is long and spacious.
~ intleachta, dearcaidh, smaointe, breadth of intellect, of vision, of ideas.
~ cumhachta, extent of power.
~ féir, éisc, maoine, plenty of grass, of fish, of wealth.
Tá ~ de gach ní acu, they have plenty of everything.
Altú do Dhia ar son na ~, thank God for His bounty.
Bean na ~, bounteous woman.
A féile agus a ~ do na boicht, her generosity and liberality towards the poor.
~ fairsing, flaithiúil, generous and open-handed.
Tá ~ fairsinge againn, we have room to spare.
Bhí ~a fairsinge ar a chorp, there were gaping wounds in his body.
Bhí biotáille fairsing go ~ ann, there was any amount of strong drink there.