ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Rud a chur le ~, to seek out the origin of sth.
~ a chineáil, the origin of his people.
~ na cruinne, the origin of the universe.
Éireannach ó bhunús, an Irishman by origin.
Cad é an ~ atá leis an abairt sin? What is the origin of that phrase?
Uasal ó fhréamh, of gentle origin; gentle by nature.
~ ár gcrá, the origin of our woes.
Ag maíomh ginealais ar dhuine, claiming descent from s.o.; claiming to be of common origin with s.o.
Na teangacha as ar ~adh an Ghaeilge, the languages from which Irish derives its origin.
An tír inar ~eadh, the country of origin.
Ón bpeaca a tháinig an bás, death has its origin in sin.
Deimhniú tionscnaimh, certificate of origin.