ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Ag iarraidh ~ mór a dhéanamh de féin, setting himself up as a man of consequence.
Tá an lá, an stoirm, ag dul ar ~, the day, the storm, is setting in properly.
~ eagair, weaver’s setting stick, composing stick.
~ suas cló, the setting of type.
Tá an ghrian ag dul ~, the sun is setting.
An ghrian ag dul i bh~, the sun setting (to seawards).
Fia fuinidh, the land of the setting sun, the west; the western land, Ireland.
1. An ghrian ag éirí, ag soilsiú, ag dul faoi, the sun rising, shining, setting.
~ sheoide, setting of jewel.
~ uibheacha, setting of eggs.
Ó éirí go luí don ghrian, from the rising to the setting of the sun.
~ cloig, setting of clock.
Bhí an ghrian ag dul i d~, the sun was setting.
Tá an ghrian, an ghealach, ag dul faoi, the sun, the moon, is setting.
~ réime nua, setting-up of new regime.
Fíodóir ag déanamh a chuid úmacha, a weaver setting up his loom.
Ag ullmhú an bhoird, setting the table.