Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Gramadach
Foghraíocht
foraois
foraoiseach
foraoiseacht
foraoiseoir
foraosta
forar
forard
foras
forás
forásach
forasaigh
forasta
forastacht
forathas
forba
forbair
forbairt
forbarthach
forbha
forbháilte
forbhair
forbhais
forbhall
foras1, m. (gs. & npl. -ais, gpl. ~). 1. Bottom, base, foundation. ~ a fháil, to find firm ground, a footing. Dul thar d’fhoras, to go beyond one’s depth. Lit: Ag iarraidh forais i bhfodhomhain, ‘trying to find bottom in an abyss’, an impossible task. 2. Established principle, basis. ~ feasa, foundation of knowledge; basic information. Lit: ~ Chána an Domhnaigh, the basic provisions of the Sunday Law. Tá sé i bhfios agus i bh~, it is known and established, an established fact. S.a. fiacail 1(a). 3. (a) Stability, steadiness; settled condition. Tá sé i bh~; tá suí forais air, it is firmly fixed, steady. Níor tháinig suí ná ~ air, he neither stopped nor stayed, never rested. Ní thugann siad ~ ná suaimhneas dom, they give me neither rest nor peace. Glac, déan, ~! Be steady! Have patience! (b)Airgead a chur i bh~, to put money in reserve; to lay money by. 4. Jur: Ground. ~ achomhairc, ground of appeal. Ar an bh~ go, on the ground that. 5. Foundation, institution. ~ tionscail, talúntais, industrial, agricultural, institute.
foras2 = oireas1.
foras3 = fearas.
