ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ muirne, ceana, pet name.
~ a dhéanamh le (páiste, etc.), to stroke affectionately, to pet (a child, etc.).
Tógfaidh siad ar a mbosa é, they will pet him, do anything for him.
Rinne siad peata di, they made a pet of her.
~ bhéal neide, pet (nestling).
~ uchta, (i) favourite son, pet, (ii) adopted son.
~ a mháthar, his mother’s pet.
1. ~ linbh, uain, éin, pet child, lamb, bird.
~ caillí, ‘an old woman’s pet’, pampered child, no-good person.
~ a dhéanamh de rud, to make a pet of sth.
2. ~ de lá, ~ lae, ‘pet’ day.
~ a dhéanamh le leanbh, to pet, fondle, a child.
~ a dhéanamh ar dhuine, to pet, pamper, s.o.
Is é ~ na n-adharc aige é, it is his pet aversion.
Lá idir dhá shíon, pet day.