TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
slabhra1, m. (gs. ~, pl. ~í). Chain. 1. ~ tiomána, driving-chain. ~ rollach, roller-chain. ~ droma, straddle chain. ~ rothair, bicycle chain. 2. ~ brád, chain necklace. ~ uaireadóra, watch-chain. ~ nóiníní, ~ sí, daisy-chain. 3. ~ céime, chain of office. 4. Meas: Dhá shlat fhichead sa ~, twenty-two yards in a chain. 5. (Of dancers, etc.) ~ a dhéanamh, to form a chain. 6. Ar ~, chained; under complete control. Tá sé ar ~ aici, she has him on a string. Tá siad ar ~ ag an diabhal, they are in the clutches of the devil. Cad é an ~ a cuireadh ort? What evil influence is leading you astray? Amhrán ar ~, chain-metre.
slabhra2, m. (gs. ~). Slaver, slobber. Bhí ~ ocrais orm, I was starving with hunger.
slabhra3, f. (gs. ~). Lit: Stock, cattle; portion, dowry.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Ciarsúr, muince, slabhra, brád, neckerchief, necklace, chain necklace.
~ slabhraí, rattle of chains.
~ caoch, fagóideachta, laisce, slabhra, snaidhme, trasna, slip-, faggoting-, whip-, chain-, knot-, cross-, stitch.
~ i slabhra, link in chain.
Beilt, crann, slabhra, tiomána, driving-band, -shaft, -chain.