TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
ochlán, m. (gs. & npl. -áin, gpl. ~). 1. Sigh, groan. ~ a ligean (asat), to sigh, groan. 2. (Act of) sighing, groaning, moaning, wailing. ~ a dhéanamh faoi rud, to bemoan sth. Ag gol is ag ~, weeping and wailing. 3. Cause of sorrow, calamity. Is mór an t-~ é, it is most distressing. (Var: ochán)