TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
lacht-2, pref. Lact-, lacti-, lacto-
lacht1, m. (gs. ~a, pl. ~anna). 1. Milk; yield of milk. ~ bó, cow’s milk(-yield). Bó ar a ~, milch cow. Bó a ghlacadh ar a ~, to arrange for the feeding of a cow in return for its milk. ~ cíoch, breast-milk. 2. (a) (Of tears) ~ (súl), (gathering of) tears. Súile ina ~, eyes full of tears. Shil sí ~ a rosc, she cried her eyes out. (b) = leacht2.