TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
tairseach, f. (gs. -sí, npl. ~a, gpl. ~). 1. Threshold. (a) Dul thar thairseach an tí, to cross the threshold of the house. Leac, maide, tairsí, threshold stone, plank. (b) Fig: Ar thairseach na hinmhe, na haoise, on the threshold of maturity, of old age. (c) Ph: Psy: Threshold. S.a. minicíocht, poitéinseal. 2. (a) Sill. ~ fuinneoige, window-sill. (b) ~ bus, platform of bus. (Var: tairsingf)
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Ní ~ fear ina dhúchas, ar a thairseach féin, no man is a prophet in his own country.
~ boird, folcadáin, tairsí, table-, bath-, door-, mat.
~ imbhuailte, tairsí, collision, threshold, frequency.
~ tairsí, threshold potential.
Is ~ madra ar a thairseach féin, every dog is bold on its own doorstep.