ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Tús na ~e ag Dia orainn, God is our principal judge.
~ airgid, principal sum of money.
~ agus biseach, principal and interest.
Príomhaí den chéad ghrád, principal in the first degree.
Tá an ~ mór aige, he holds the principal trump card.
An chúis is mó atá leis, the principal reason for it.
Poirt oireachais, seats of power; principal centres.
~ díospóireachta, scrúdaithe, principal subject for discussion, of examination.
~ (briathair), principal parts (of verb).
Níl ag dul idir mé agus codladh na hoíche ach é, it is my principal worry in life.
~ meánscoile, the principal of a secondary school.