TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
laghdaigh, v.t. & i. Lessen, decrease, diminish; reduce. Costas, tuarastal, teocht, a laghdú, to reduce costs, wages, temperature. Laghdú ar phionós, to reduce a penalty. Laghdú i luach, to fall in value, in price. ~ an pobal, the population decreased. Tá an stoirm ag laghdú, the storm is abating. Níor ~ sé pingin mé, it didn’t cost me a penny. Mus: Seachtach laghdaithe, diminished seventh. Nár laghdaí Dia thú! Nár laghdaí Dia do stór! God prosper you!
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Baill dho-laghdaithe, irreducible elements.
Méadú, laghdú, ~, increase, decrease, in population.
~ a dhéanamh ar rud, to reduce sth.
Tháinig ~ air, it decreased.
~ teasa, ar theas, reduction of heat.
~ ar phian, easing of pain.
~ ar chaiteachas, reduction of expenditure.
~ ar thorann, abatement of noise.