Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Gramadach
Foghraíocht
meántiarna
meántoirt
meántuilleamh
meánú
meánúil
meánúlacht
mear
méar
méara
méaracán
méarach
méaracha
mearacht
méaracht
mearadh
méaradóireacht
méaradradh
mearaí
méaraí
mearaigh
méaraigh
mearaíocht
méaraíocht
méar1, f. (gs. méire, npl. ~a, gpl. ~). 1. Digit, finger. (a) An mhéar thosaigh, cholbha, the forefinger, index finger. An mhéar fhada, láir, mheáin, the middle finger. ~ an fháinne, the ring-finger. An mhéar bheag, the little finger. Tá sé ar bharra na ~ aige, he has it at his fingertips. Bhí an choróin Mhuire ar a ~a aici, she was fingering her rosary beads. ~ fhliuch a leagan ar dhuine, to ‘lay a wet finger on’ s.o., to challenge s.o. to fight. F:Cuir do mhéar ansin, put your (wetted) finger there (on wetted finger), accept a challenge to fight. Ná leag barr méire air, don’t lay a finger on him. Leag, bhuail, tú do mhéar air, you have put your finger on it, pointed precisely to it. Rud a chur ar an ~ fhada, to postpone sth. indefinitely. ~ a chur i súil duine, to poke a finger in s.o.’s eye, to hoodwink s.o. S.a. dorcha2 1. Mura dtaitníonn sé leat cuir ~ i do chluas, if you don’t like it shut your ears to it. Ná bíodh ~ i gcluas agat, keep your ears open. Níor bhain sé ~ dá shrón (go), he kept pressing on (until). Cuir ~ i do bhéal anois, now you may wish in vain; you may whistle for it now. An mhéar a thabhairt do lao, to finger-feed a calf. D’ólfainn gan mhéar é, I wouldn’t need coaxing to drink it. Ná lig dó an mhéar a thabhairt duit, don’t let him inveigle, cheat, you. Bhí sé ag ithe na ~ de féin mar gheall air, he deeply regretted it. Chasfadh sí (thart) ar a ~ (bheag) thú, she would twist you round her (little) finger. ~ ar eolas a dhéanamh do dhuine, to point out the way to s.o.; to give s.o. a pointer to something. ~a ime, maide, butter-fingers. (b) Mus:~ bhinn, sweet touch. (c)Meas: Digit. 2. (a) ~ eolais, finger-post. Mec.E:~ threorach, finger. (b) Nau: Belaying-pin. 3. ~ (coise), toe. Chomh minic is atá ~a orm, as often as I have fingers and toes. 4. Crust:Moll: Ech: Leg, arm. ~ portáin, gliomaigh, leg of crab, of lobster. ~a cudail, arms of cuttle-fish. Na cúig ~a, starfish. 5. Bot: ~a Muire, Lady’s-fingers. Cúig mhéar Mhuire, creeping cinquefoil. Laund: ~a, fluting. 6. Laund: ~a, fluting. 7. Cards: Na (cúig) ~a, the five of trumps. (Var:m)
méar2 = méaraigh1.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
An chéad ~ den mhéar, the first finger-joint.
Méara ~a, gnarled fingers.
~ do mhéar, do shúil, air, beckon to him with your finger, wink at him.
~ méire, slaite, tip of finger, of rod.
Ná leag ~ méire air, don’t lay a finger on him.
Gléasta go ~ na méar, dressed to the nines.
Tá sé ar bharra a mhéar aige, he has it at his finger-tips.
Méara bealaithe, greasy, sticky, fingers.
~ a bhaint as fuip, as do mhéara, to snap a whip, one’s fingers.
Do cheann, do mhéar, a bhogadh, to move one’s head, finger.
~ a chur ar chneá, ar do mhéar, to bandage a wound, one’s finger.
le do mhéar é, press it with your finger.
Ná ~ do mhéara leis, don’t burn your fingers with it.
Do mhéar a chamadh, to crook one’s finger.
ar, thar) Rud a chasadh ar eiteán, ar do mhéar, to wind sth. on a spool, round one’s finger.
Chomh ~ is atá tú beo, grian ar an aer, méara ort, cluas ar do leiceann, gob ar phréachán, púdar i nDoire, an Cháisc ar an Domhnach! As sure as anything!
~ leis na méara, deft.
5. ~ (píopa, méire), dry sucking (of pipe, of finger).
Ag ~ a mhéar, a phíopa, sucking his fingers, his pipe.
~ a bhaint as do mhéar, to crack one’s finger(-joint).
Chocáil sé an bata, a mhéar, liom, he pointed the stick, his finger, at me.
~ le do mhéar é, point it out with your finger.
Ag ~ cíche, buidéil, oráiste, na méar, sucking a breast, a bottle, an orange, one’s fingers.
Do mhéara a dhó, to burn one’s fingers.
Méar eolais, finger-post.
~ ar mhéar, ring on finger.
Ceannaithe, méara, ~, delicate features, fingers.
Ní fhliuchfadh sí a méar dom, she wouldn’t wet her finger, do a hand’s turn, for me.
~ méire, coise, finger-, foot-, print.
~ i méara, numbness in fingers.
~ ar mhéar, cut on finger.
~ i súile, i méara, tingling in eyes, in fingers.
D’~ sé idir mo mhéara, it slipped through my fingers.
~ óir (ar mhéar), a gold ring (on a finger).
~ méire, ordóige, finger-, thumb-, nail.
Bhí sé ag ~e na méar de féin, he was biting his fingers from vexation.
Ní leagfar ~ ná méar ort, no one will lay as much as a finger on you.
~ tú do mhéar air, you have put your finger on it.
Chomh ~ is atá méar orm, ribe i mo cheann, as many as I have fingers and toes, hairs on my head.
~ sé mo mhéar, he lanced my finger.
~ cneá, méire, lancing of wound, of finger.
2. Do mhéara a loscadh, to burn, scorch, one’s fingers.
Le ~ na méar, with supple fingers.
Le ~ na méar, by sense of finger-touch.
An mhéar mheáin, the middle finger.
Mheilfeadh airgead ina mhéara, money burns his fingers.
Méara ~a, small slender fingers.
Méara gan mhothú, numb, dead, fingers.
Ná bí ag oibriú do mhéar mar sin, don’t twiddle your fingers like that.
4. Do mhéar a phointeáil ar dhuine, to point one’s finger at s.o.
