TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
ordóg, f. (gs. -óige, npl. ~a, gpl. ~). 1. Thumb. Tá sé faoi ~a uile, his fingers are all thumbs. Bheith faoina ~ ag duine, to be under s.o.’s thumb. Chuirfeadh sé an ~ ar an sceadamán agat, he would throttle you. ~ mhagaidh a chur i nduine, to prod s.o. in jest; to have a dig at s.o. Go dté ~ an bháis ar mo shúile, till my dying day. S.a. cogain 1, oiread 2(g). 2. ~ (coise), big toe. 3. Crust: Claw, pincers. ~ gliomaigh, portáin, claw of lobster, of crab. 4. Bit, piece, fragment. Nach bhfuil aon ~ abhrais agat? Have you nothing useful to do?
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Tá ~ aige a ordóg a dhiúl, he has a habit of sucking his thumb.
~ ordóige, base of thumb.
Bhí sé ag ~adh a ordóg ar a chéile, he was twiddling his thumbs.
An ordóg a chogaint, to cogitate.
B’éigean a ordóg a choscairt leis an duán a bhaint aisti, his thumb had to be cut open to remove the hook from it.
I n~ a ordóige, in the crook of his thumb.
~ méire, ordóige, finger-, thumb-, nail.
Níl ~ m’ordóige ann, he is not as big as my thumb.
~ (mhéire is ordóige), snap (of fingers).
~ méire, ordóige, centre of whorl of finger, of thumb.