TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
uaigneach, a1. Lonely. 1. (Of place) (a) Solitary, unfrequented. Áit ~ le teach a thógáil ann, a lonely place in which to build a house. Bhí siad ina gcónaí i ngleann ~ sléibhe, they were living in a lonely mountain glen. Oileán ~, solitary island. (b) Lonesome, eerie. Tá an ailt sin ~ le siúl tríthi san oíche, that ravine is an eerie place to walk through at night. (c) Lit: Retired, secluded. Teach ~ óil, secluded drinking-house. Aireagal ~, private apartment. 2. (Of person) (a) Solitary, companionless. Díthreabhach ~, solitary hermit. Nach ~ an saol atá aige ansin leis féin! What a lonely life he leads there all by himself! (b) Feeling lonely. Beimid ~ gan iad, we will be lonely without them. (c) Afraid to be alone. Ní duine ~ é, he is not a lonesome person, he is not afraid of the dark. (d) Retiring, reserved. Tá méin ~ aige, he is of a retiring disposition. 3. (a) Secret. Peaca ~, secret sin. Na smaointe is uaigní i gcroí an duine, the inmost thoughts of a human being. (b) Lit: Rare, strange. Gabhlán ~ eolais, rare branch of knowledge.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Tá an teach uaigneach ina n~, the house is lonely since they went.
Bhí mé an-uaigneach ar ~, I was very lonely altogether.
~ uaigneach, ghruama, lonely, moody, fit.
Bhíomar uaigneach i d’~, we were lonely in your absence.