ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ maidine, meán lae, oíche, breakfast, luncheon, supper.
Tá an uair, an meán oíche, ~te linn, it is coming near the time, midnight.
Dá mba ar uair an mheán oíche é, even at the hour of midnight.
Tá sé ag ~amh ar an meán oíche, it is approaching midnight.
~ an mheán oíche, midnight matins.
~ an mheán oíche, night-wanderer, one who keeps late hours.
Ar an ~ oíche, at midnight.
Tá ~ oíche an chearrbhaigh, na gcártaí, ann, it is very late in the night.
Ar uair an mheán oíche, at the midnight hour.
~ an mheán oíche, fly-by-night.
I ~í an mheán oíche, bordering on midnight.
I d~ an mheán oíche, close to midnight.
I d~ an mheán oíche, towards midnight.