TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
geata, m. (gs. ~, pl. ~í). Gate. ~ adhmaid, wooden gate. ~ iarainn, ~ gabha, iron gate. ~ carranna, carriage gateway. ~ crochta, portcullis. ~ ticéad, ticket barrier. ~ taoide, tuile, tide-, flood-, gate. Airgead ~, gate-money. Fear, teach, ~, gate-keeper, -house. ~í (buí) arda, (children’s game) high gates.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Tá ~ mór ag na geataí, there is a terrible crush at the gates.
Comhla, geata, a chrochadh, to hang a door, a gate.
~ den ráille, den gheata, inside the railing, the gate.
~ de bhalla, thar gheata, in airde ar bhruach, amach as an leaba, to jump off a wall, over a gate, up on a bank, out of bed.
Doras, geata, a ~t, to open a door, a gate.
~ amuigh den gheata, outside the gate.
Rachaidh mé chun an gheata leat, I’ll accompany you to the gate.
Dul thar gheata, thar dhroichead, to go over a gate, a bridge.