TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
préachán1, m. (gs. & npl. -áin, gpl. ~). 1. Crow, rook. ~ dubh, rook. S.a. garrán. 2. Fig: (a) Person with jet-black hair. (b) Person with raucous voice; person who can’t sing. 3. F: ~ breac, magpie. ~ coise deirge, ~ cosdearg, chough. ~ na gcearc, hen-harrier, kite. 4. (Of toy) ~ ceirteach, kite, ~ cearnach, box-kite. 5. Bot: Crobh, cosa, préacháin, crowfoot. S.a. cloch1 1(f), coirce 2, crúb 6, pis1 1(b).
préachán2, m = faocha1.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Chomh ~ is atá tú beo, grian ar an aer, méara ort, cluas ar do leiceann, gob ar phréachán, púdar i nDoire, an Cháisc ar an Domhnach! As sure as anything!
~ dhín, mhullaigh, phréacháin, spideoige, cope-stone.
~ préacháin, caw of rook.
~ préachán, chasing of crows.