TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
paiste2, m. (gs. ~, pl. -tí). 1. Patch. (a) ~ a chur ar rud, to patch sth. Obair phaistí, patchwork. B’fhada mar phaiste orm é, I wouldn’t demean myself by it. (b) ~ talaimh, patch of ground. 2. Portion, spell. ~ den lá, part of the day. ~ oibre a dhéanamh, to do a spell of work. ~ comhrá, spell of conversation. 3. Place, spot.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Chomharthaigh sé paiste talún dó féin, he marked out a patch of ground for himself.
~ phaistí, phíosála, patchwork.
Níl ~ ná paiste air, his clothes are in good condition.
Paiste a tháthú do rud, to solder a patch to sth.