TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
tanaigh, v.t. & i. Thin. 1. Crainn óga a thanú, to thin young trees. Ag tanú tornapaí, thinning turnips. Bhí na coillte ag tanú, the woods were getting sparse. Tá an pobal ag tanú, the population is dwindling. Nach mór a thanaigh do chuid gruaige? Hasn’t your hair thinned a lot? 2. Slim. Tá sí á tanú féin, she is slimming. 3. Become lean. Tá a cheannaithe ag tanú, his features are getting thin. 4. Dilute, rarefy. Péint a thanú, to thin paint. Ola thiubh a thanú, to crack thick oil. Aer tanaithe, rarefied air.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Tá tú ag rith ar thanaí, you are on dangerous ground.
Páipéar, clár, slisní, ~, thin paper, board, slices.
An t-arán a ghearradh go ~, to cut the bread thinly.
Chomh ~ le duilleog eidhinn, as thin as an ivy-leaf.
Tá sé ag éirí ~ san aghaidh, he is getting thin in the face.
Tá an t-éadach sin ~ go maith, that cloth is rather thin.
Is ~ an scéal é, it is a flimsy story.
An síol a chur go ~, to sow the seed thinly.
Plandáil thanaí crann, thin plantation of trees.
Leacht, anraith, ~, thin liquid, soup.
Miotal ~, light-section metal.
Uisce, áth, ~, shallow water, ford.
Corp tanaí ~, thin meagre body.
An áit ba ~ ba tanaí, groups were scattering in all directions.
Seanduine tanaí ~, thin worn-out old man.
~ domhain, tanaí, deep, shallow, water.