TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
tanú, m. (gs. -naithe). 1. vn. of tanaigh. 2. Attenuation, dilution, rarefaction.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Ag tanú tornapaí, thinning turnips.
Bhí na coillte ag tanú, the woods were getting sparse.
Tá an pobal ag tanú, the population is dwindling.
Tá sí á tanú féin, she is slimming.
Tá a cheannaithe ag tanú, his features are getting thin.
Aer tanaithe, rarefied air.